Operation Apple Pie: Welcoming Home America's Heroes

08/17/2021

10/03/2013

The Mississippi Honor Flight brought home a great trophy from Washington D.C.

09/11/2013

06/20/2013

The thankful citizens of Montana have sponsored 5 Honor Flights for deserving WWII Veterans! God Bless America! http://www.kulr8.com/story/22637185/big-sky-honor-flight-first-flights

For a handful of World War Two veterans on the fifth Big Sky Honor Flight, getting on the plane out of Billings was a milestone in and of itself.

03/17/2013

Welcome home 484th MTNG Military Police! Due to the generous support of talented bakers we were able to give out homemade apple pies to all of our returning 118 returning Heroes! http://www.ktvq.com/news/soldiers-return-after-serving-in-afghanistan/

BILLINGS - Everyone in Montana's own 484th Military Police Company left Afghanistan safely, making the one year mission a success.

11/21/2012

Welcome home Soldiers! Happy Thanksgiving!http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/family-friends-welcome-home-army-national-guard-troops/article_b36c31e0-0368-518a-baea-588bf0c53539.html

Cheers, applause and shouts of “Welcome home!” from family, friends and veterans greeted Montana Army National Guard soldiers at the Billings airport Tuesday as they returned early from deployment to Afghanistan.

10/28/2012

Welcome home Joshua!http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/wounded-warrior-welcomed-home/article_c9f3114a-f97a-50c8-b469-14da522e2c52.html

There were plenty of friends and family for U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Peppers to hug after he stepped off the escalator at the Billings airport Friday afternoon amid the drumming and singing of a Cheyenne honor song.

09/29/2012

It's an honor to share the earth with our WWII heroes!http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/veterans-on-honor-flight-return-to-overwhelming-welcome-home/article_1366f3fa-2cba-5298-afdf-2da1253ea922.html

Walking from the terminal and toward the stairs at Billings Logan International Airport, Jim Ellison first saw a sea of waving flags.

06/20/2012

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/big-sky-honor-flight-welcomed-home/article_6b95699c-113b-575c-beb2-bfe777684953.html Welcome home Veterans! You saved the world!

The Big Sky Honor Flight returned home to Billing Saturday night to hundreds of cheering supporters. They were only gone two days, but the welcome they received would have made some believe they had been gone for years.

09/14/2011

http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Troops-Return-129676083.html

Hundreds of Montana soldiers have returned home from one of the wars spawned by 9/11.

09/05/2011

Thank you for your service!

BILLINGS - The 592nd Ordnance Battalion returned home after serving in Afghanistan A chartered Miami International Air charter plane carrying 60 soldiers from Fort Dix, New Jersey, arrive at Billings Logan International Airport at 11:45 am Sunday. Family and Friend greeted the soldiers at the Edward...

07/16/2011

Welcome home Nathan! Thank you for your service! We look forward to welcoming home your twin brother in a few months!

A Billings soldier is home safe Friday after a year deployment in Afghanistan, there’s one family member unable to celebrate the homecoming though, but he's never far from their minds.

06/24/2011

Welcome home Spc Bryce! The big sky country thanks you for your service.

06/23/2011

06/16/2011

The greeters welcomed home Eric with limitless enthusiasm.

06/15/2011

LCpl Miller is arriving tomorrow at the Billings airport! Welcome home from Afghanistan! Thank you for your service!