Joseph E. Benedict Jr.

My dad Emil (Mike) Thomas..was a WWll navy veteran. He passed in 2020. Joe was a friend of my dad and he took him to Washington DC for the honor flight. My dad was so honored to go and experience this event. He just talked about it for days. Joe was a true hero to veterans and what he did to help as many as he could. When my dad passed the honor guard was there that Joe was the head of. There aren´t words to thank him and god rest his soul.

My name is Tim Swihart and I first met Joe when he and my brother Pat joined the Navy at the Naval Air Station , Grosse Ile, Mich. Thet went to boot camp there and from there they went in different directions. Joe went to Vietnam with a fighter squadron and so did my brother but on a different ship.Both of our fathers were Navy Chiefs and when they all got together there was a hailstorm of sea stories. "Joey" as he was called as long as as I knew him always brought a smile to our house. I wish I could have told him of my brothers passing in 2021.
So sorry for the family as I know he will be missed/

Very sorry to hear of Joe´s passing. My worked with him at Warwick for a number of years and I always enjoyed talking with him. Later on, my grandpa got to go on an honor flight that Joe arranged. He will be missed!