On Oct. 24 and 25 Dennis Hail was one of 48 veterans from Central Texas who got to board Honor Flight 67 for Washington, DC.
After waiting for almost two years due to the pandemic, these veterans got to experience the “trip of a lifetime.” Hail is a Vietnam veteran and lives outside of Rockdale with his wife Deborah.
This was all made possible through the organization Honor Flight Austin and a generous donation from Venturi Wealth Management in Austin.
The mission of the Honor Flight Network is to transport America’s veterans to Washington, DC, to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices they made. The Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices.
Participation in an Honor Flight trip gives veterans the chance to share this momentous trip with other veterans, to remember friends and comrades who were lost, and to share their stories and experiences with each other.
The Honor Flight Network is currently working with veterans who served from World War II to the Korean War and Vietnam. The goal of Honor Flight
The goal of Honor Flight is to help every single veter an in America who is willing and able to get on a plane or a bus to visit their memorial.
Top priority is given to America’s most senior heroes, survivors of World War II in the state of Texas and any veteran with a terminal illness who wishes to visit their memorial.
The program is accepting applications from veterans who served the country during the Korean War and Vietnam War and have received the Korean/Viet Nam Service medal and reside in the 14 counties surrounding Austin.
Eligibility requirements are: World War II (statewide) and Korea veterans (14 surrounding counties) who served stateside and overseas. Currently the priority for Vietnam veterans will be for those who served in Vietnam and residing in the 14 surrounding counties.
Contact www.honorflight. org for more information on how to apply for a trip for a veteran. Since America felt it was
Since America felt it was important to build a memorial to the service and the ultimate sacrifice of her veterans, the Honor Flight Network believes it’s equally important that they actually get to visit and experience their memorial.
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