WWII Express

WWII Express The WWII Express is a trip for local World War 2 veterans to Washington, DC to see the WWII Memorial

This trip is a senior project by Kevin Ackley and Kline Williams(Juniors at Central Mountain High School). The trip will be on June 7th, 2015, leaving around 6 AM and returning around 8:30. With the help of donations, the trip will be at no cost to the veterans. Each veteran will be paired with a volunteer that will assist them throughout the day. If you would like to sign up, call us, go to our website, or email us!

The trip honoring our veterans was three years ago! This video of the trip still brings me to tears of joy for them.
06/07/2018

The trip honoring our veterans was three years ago! This video of the trip still brings me to tears of joy for them.

After months of hard work and organization, high school seniors Kevin Ackley and Kline Williams took a bus of WWII Veterans down to Washington, DC for a day ...

08/21/2017

College move-in day will be much easier with these 12 things. Be prepared for a long, hot, difficult, but tremendously exciting day. (Sniff)

03/13/2016

After months of hard work and organization, high school seniors Kevin Ackley and Kline Williams took a bus of WWII Veterans down to Washington, DC for a day ...

03/12/2016

Patriotism, Thankfulness Spanning Generations LOCK HAVEN – It was a very special day for several Clinton County World War II veterans. Thanks to a pair of very enterprising and dedicated high schoo...

03/04/2016
03/04/2016

The 'WWII Express' returns to Lock Haven following their bus trip to Gettysburg, PA and Washington D.C.

Kline and Kevin went to the Veteran's Day Ceremony at LHU to present a thank you plaque to Dave Harger, for his help wit...
11/11/2015

Kline and Kevin went to the Veteran's Day Ceremony at LHU to present a thank you plaque to Dave Harger, for his help with the World War II Express. They were surprised and honored to receive a flag and plaque from Team RWB for the project.

At the service, World War II Express volunteer/sponsor Jim Russo was presented with his Dad's service ribbons and medals from World War II. Volunteer/sponsor Dave Harger was honored by Team RWB for his work with local veterans.

08/24/2015
The Hometown Heroes ceremony this morning was really inspiring. Shout outs to Mel Barr, Commissioner Snyder, Rick Vilel...
08/08/2015

The Hometown Heroes ceremony this morning was really inspiring. Shout outs to Mel Barr, Commissioner Snyder, Rick Vilello, Mrs . Barth and the other speakers. It was great to see the huge turnout to recognize our local service members. The World War II Express banner looks great!

Hometown Hero banners are being unveiled this Saturday, August 8 with a ceremony at the Corman Amphitheater at 10am. Do...
08/06/2015

Hometown Hero banners are being unveiled this Saturday, August 8 with a ceremony at the Corman Amphitheater at 10am. Don't miss the World War II Express banner which will be located on the corner of Jay and Water Streets near the entrance to the ramp. The photo and banner salute all the veterans who attended the trip. Come out and honor our veterans!

It was with great sorrow that we learned one of our veterans, Ray Schwab, passed away this week. It was an honor for us...
08/02/2015

It was with great sorrow that we learned one of our veterans, Ray Schwab, passed away this week. It was an honor for us to meet him and take him on the WWII Express trip. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Relaxing at Disney after our awesome trip to DC. We even brought Kevin's pop, a WWII vet, with us!
06/17/2015

Relaxing at Disney after our awesome trip to DC. We even brought Kevin's pop, a WWII vet, with us!

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Lock Haven, PA
17745

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(570) 660-2939

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