West Georgia Honor Flight exists to help honor America?s veterans for all their sacrifices. Our goal is to fly veteran heroes from Columbus, GA, and surrounding counties to Washington, D.C., to reflect at their national memorials for a one-day free visit.
On May 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial was dedicated to honor "The Greatest Generation." Regrettably today, very few of these elderly veterans have the funds, knowledge or strength to complete a conventional trip to Washington, D.C., via commercial airline, car or bus.
It is our mission to honor as many of these selfless "ordinary people who saved the world" as we can by providing them an all expenses paid trip to visit their memorial in Washington, D.C.
Our program operates only on donations from corporate donors, local civic organizations and individuals from Columbus and the West Georgia area.
Our volunteer guardians pay their own way for the honor of personally accompanying the veterans throughout the day, including escorting them on and off the aircraft and buses as well as to the WWII Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and any other stops along the trip.
The flights, deluxe tour bus service, t-shirts, wheel chairs, oxygen and meals are FREE to our Veterans. We pledge to continue to do this as long as funds and volunteers are available.
To apply to be a part of one of our flights, please click on the appropriate link for application information and downloadable Veteran, Guardian and Volunteer applications.
The date for the first flight has tentatively been set for Tuesday, September 22, 2009, and will carry approximately 100 veterans plus their guardians to Washington, D.C. Terminally ill veterans and veterans over 90 will have top priority. Our veterans do not pay a penny for any portion of their trip and are never solicited for donations and can never pay for their trip. They have given enough. Cost for guardians and flying volunteers will be $400.
We appreciate your consideration in joining us with a pledge in the effort to make this trip of a lifetime a reality for our well-deserving veterans.
Please consider making a donation to our effort to make this trip of a lifetime a reality for our well-deserving veterans.
Want up to date information about the West Georgia Honor Flight? Check out our blog at http://wgahonorflight.blogspot.com/
For more information about how you or your group can be a part of our effort, please contact the West Georgia Honor Flight, (706) 507-WWII (9944).
Click here to visit the official West Georgia Honor Flight website!
