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CoastLine: Melodie Homer on how losing her pilot husband on 9/11 shaped her life’s work

Melodie Homer was featured in a touching interview about LeRoy, Sept 11 and the foundation’s work. We welcome you to listen to this thoughtful podcast. https://www.whqr.org/show/coastline/2022-09-06/coastline-melodie-homer-on-how-losing-her-pilot-husband-on-9-11-shaped-her-lifes-work First Officer LeRoy Homer fought terrorists on United Airlines Flight 93 after… Read More

Updated: August 9, 2022 by Brian Florence

Our first ever podcast episode!

Have you ever been on a podcast? We thought we would give it a try and continue our work to spread the word about The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation and the flight scholarship! Click here to listen… Read More

Updated: August 9, 2022 by Brian Florence

Focusing On Future Horizons

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation recently selected its 19th scholarship recipient and hopefully you heard the news on one of the many communication platforms we use these days. Technology is always advancing. Looking back over more than… Read More

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Posted: July 13, 2015 by Brian Florence

Are you really an Air Force pilot?

At eleven years into my service with the US Air Force, I’ve accumulated over 3,000 jet hours, deployed nine times, and have had some of the best experiences a pilot could have. From short-field landings in the remote islands of… Read More

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Posted: September 23, 2014 by Melodie Homer

Speech Given at Cheyenne Mountain Commemoration Ceremony on September 11, 2014

Thank you General Hyton for the introduction, and thank you to General Jacoby for the invitation to attend. Prior to September 11th, I had accompanied by husband to his 10 year reunion the United States Air Force Academy… Read More

Updated: May 2, 2021 by Jane Oswari

Protective Measures

Flight Attendants are now the front line for airline security. I recently witnessed this on a domestic flight. The pilot and first officer left the cockpit to use the bathroom on an Airbus 319. These planes have the… Read More

Updated: May 2, 2021 by Brian Florence

Steady Ahead

With March upon us many residents of the Northern Hemisphere are looking forward to the spring season and some relief from the cold and snowy weather of the past few months. Moving forward toward any goal requires focus,… Read More

Posted: July 25, 2013 by Melodie Homer

Lest We Forget

Memorials, anniversary ceremonies, days of public service are all ways people remember Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Yet, in some ways, especially recently, lessons from that day seem to be forgotten. Take for example the airlines. After the attacks,… Read More

Posted: April 8, 2013 by Melodie Homer

UPT Graduation, Vance AFB

I recently had the pleasure of attending undergraduate pilot training (UPT) graduation at Vance AFB in Enid Oklahoma. Courtney Schaer was a 2006 scholarship recipient from The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation. I was also in attendance when… Read More

Posted: March 16, 2013 by Melodie Homer

A Day in the Life of a C-12 Pilot

One of the coolest jobs in the Air Force exists at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan. On the western edge of the biggest city in the world lies a base with a small unit of Air Force personnel… Read More

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