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Donations can be mailed to:
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EVENTS
DOUBLE REUNION to be held AUGUST 1
Save the date! Veterans, guardians, volunteers, donors and family members from both spring flights--the May 8 Kwik Trip flight and the June 19 Logistics Health flight—are invited to a reunion to be held Sunday, August 1 from 2 to 4 pm at the La Crosse Center. More details will follow.
Great River Shakespeare Festival - The “Daly News” is a musical about a family keeping in touch through letters during WWII. This is based on a true story. It begins July 4- July 30. Tuesday, June 13 is a special rate for only $10 a person. Buy tickets online now or to find out more information go to grsf.org.
Bus Tour to Washington DC area
Sugar Creek Bible Camp in Ferryville is leading a bus tour September 12 to 18, 2010 to Washington DC and nearby areas of interest. The tour includes visits to the WWII Memorial. For details call 608-734-3113.
Valley View Rotary Mustang Raffle - A '66 Mustang is being raffled off by Valley View Rotary. The proceeds will be divided among 4 charities including Freedom Honor Flight. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20, Tickets can be purchased at any State Bank Financial, Merchants Bank, or Coulee Bank locations. The drawing is Oct 22. To view a picture of the car, check out their website at www.drivinganoldie.com.
NEWS
Logistics Health Flight was
an Honor
Veteran Bob Selbrede recaps his service days and how much being on board the June 19 flight meant
to him.
Read full story here
Veterans arrive home
See WKBT Channel 8's coverage of the June 19 Logistics Health Freedom Honor Flight
Read full story here
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ABOUT US
Freedom Honor Flight is a La Crosse- based organization formed in April of 2008. Our goal is simple: to fly every World War II veteran who is able and willing out to Washington to visit "their" memorial before all our veterans of that war pass away. We are an affiliate of the national group Honor Flight Network, which began this activity in 2005, and began flying with commercial charter aircraft in 2006 from Dayton, Ohio. There are now about 40 "hubs", or cities from which flights originate, around the country. National Honor Flight Network provides us with technical and travel support, and helps arrange activities in Washington D.C.
Veterans must fill out an application form, which can be found and printed or downloaded here. All veterans on a flight are accompanied by trained volunteer Guardians, who assist veterans for the day. Volunteers can apply to be a Guardian by downloading or printing the form available here.
We are supported by various private and commercial donors. We are supported by many veterans organizations in the region. We have no paid staff. Our volunteers organize the veterans for travel, arrange the travel both to and from Washington, and arrange all transportation, activities and meals in Washington. The trip is typically all in one day, spending several hours at the World War Two Memorial, and visiting other Washington landmarks such as the Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Lincoln Memorial or the Marine Corps War Memorial.
At the current time, for obvious reasons, priority is given to World War Two veterans. If a veteran is certified terminally ill by a doctor but able to travel, he or she moves up the priority list no matter what their era of service. We hope to launch at least one flight per year and perhaps more, providing we get enough support. Anyone interested in donating can do so here.
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