Local 501 Veterans Committee report
May 10th 2025 Invited by the Big Apple Honor Flight organization to participate and fly along with 60 Military Veterans to the District of Columbia.
May 22nd 2025 organized and tasked inbound military Angel flight American Airlines Flight AA 1608 arriving at LGA Airport at 1508hrs. WWll Repatriation Killed/Missing in action Papua New Guinea United States Army Air corps Staff Sergeant Eugene Darrigan assigned to the 320th Bombardment Squadron. Received by Delehanty Funeral Home Wappingers Falls, New York.
May 28th 2025 organized and tasked outbound Civilian Angel flight American Airlines MBJ Flight AA 1349 departed JFK Airport at 0739hrs. Mrs. Carmen Robertson mother of JFK Fleet Service Agent Lyndel Robertson. Coordinated with JFK Admirals Club for courtesies.
June 19th 2025 organized and tasked inbound military Angel flight American Airlines Flight CLT AA 1722 arriving at LGA Airport at 1829hrs. United States Navy Veteran Seaman Sylvester Mazzela from Palm Beach Florida. Received by Yorktown Funeral Shrub Oak, New York.
July 3rd 2025 organized and tasked outbound Civilian Angel flight American Airlines Flight AA 1174/MIA to SJU AA 1329 departed JFK Airport at 1809hrs. Mr. Eddie Torres father of JFK Fleet Service Agent Frank Torres. Coordinated with JFK/MIA Admirals club for courtesies.
July 9th 2025 organized and tasked the arrival of the Hope for the Warriors at JFK airport. Coordinated access to the admirals clubs prior to departing the terminal.
July 11th 2025 Greeted Gary Sinise at Hanger 10 at JFK airport along with Chris Kiernan and TWU Local 591 Pete Meyer upon his arrival as he was invited to perform at Breezy Point New York for the Rockaway Hope for the Warriors event.
July 12th 2025 Met Gary Sinise for his departure from Hanger 10 at JFK along with Local 591 Pete Meyer.
July 12th 2025 on behalf of the Veterans Committee a cigar night was conducted at the Hope for the Warriors Luau event held at Breezy Point New York. A former Cadet of mine named Jason Sharp owner of Sheri’s Lounge who currently serves as a Captain in the Army National Guard in Kansas City Missouri Jason donated 200 cigars for the event.
July 17th 2025 Invited by Colonel Robert Nicol from the 1st Marine Corps District to attend a building naming ceremony named the Robert Mullen Center at Fort Hamilton New York.
July 19th 2025 assisted TWU Local Pete Meyer with the arrivals of the Long Beach Water Front Warriors at JFK Airport.
July 22nd 2025 On behalf of the TWU Veterans Committee donated assorted donuts and milk to the Long Beach Water Front Warriors as they departed to New Jersey for their day trip.
July 24th 2025 visited with the Long beach Waterfront Warriors during their beach day at Long Beach, New York.
July 25th 2025 assisted TWU Local 591 Pete Meyer with 6 families of Long Beach WaterFront Warriors departure out of JFK Airport got them expedited access through TSA and admirals club access.
July 28th 2025 contacted by Mr. Frank Guiterrez LSOC at JFK terminal 8 that there were two Space Force personnel CMSGT Kigembe and LT. L. Pae assigned to the Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA they were traveling with a Military HR Airman First Class Victor Ngoja to Doha to Kilimanjaro, he asked if I could get them access to the admirals club. Contacted the passenger service manager and access was granted. Expedited them through at the Doha ticket and through TSA. Coordinated with the PAPD to grant them access onto to the ramp for plane side departure honors.
July 30th 2025 contacted by the Fort Knox Kentucky Mortuary affairs office. Organized and tasked inbound military Angel flight American Airlines Flight CLT AA 3258 arriving at EWR Airport at 1730hrs. Rutgers University Army JROTC Cadet Neil Edara. Escorted by Captain Gabriel Velasquez. Received by Feeney Funeral Home Ridgewood, New Jersey.
August 14th 2025 contacted by the Fort Dix New Jersey Mortuary affairs office. Organized and tasked inbound military Angel flight American Airlines Flight CLT AA 2025 arriving at EWR Airport at 1730hrs. Active Duty United States Army PV2 Adriel Guzman assigned to the Fort Bragg Special Warfare Center. Escorted by Sergeant First Class Jonathan Santiago. Received by Harmon Funeral Home Staten Island, New York.
August 15th 2025 notified the managers of the LGA Admirals Club that the escort for PV2 Adriel Guzman Angel Flight AA 2025 SFC Santiago was returning back to his home station at Fort Bragg North Carolina and they extended courtesies to the admirals club.
August 16th 2025 organized and tasked inbound Military Angel flight American Airlines Flight DFW AA 2337 arriving at LGA Airport at 1558hrs. Active Duty United States Navy HN Kevin Peeples escorted by HM2 Jay Esguerra. Received by Curry and Giordano Funeral Home Peekskill, New York.