‘Honor Flights’ Bring World War II Veterans to See Memorial
October 9, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
The aging veterans of World War II are getting a chance to see the memorial in Washington that honors their service, thanks to nonprofit programs around the country that make such trips possible, reports The Washington Post.
The Honor Flights, which began in 2005, are the brainchild of Earl Morse, a pilot and physician’s assistant in Springfield, Ohio, who wanted to give his World War II veteran patients the means to travel to see the national World War II memorial. In the program, local charities raise money and provide “guardians” for elderly veterans to make a one-day trip to the nation’s capital.
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