First Flight Departed 1 May 09
2nd Flight Departed 28 Aug 09 from Rapid City
3rd Flight Departed Aberdeen on 16 Oct 09
4th Flight Departed on 13 Nov 09
5th Flight Departed Sioux Falls on 23 April 2010
6th Flight Departed Sioux Falls on 21 May 2010
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Have you heard about the WWII Honor Flight Program??? Learn more by visiting http://www.honorflightsd.org/ or the national site at http://www.honorflight.org/ or click here to download the VETERAN application. To download the Guardian application click here.
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Welcome to Honor Flight South Dakota
They answered the call...now it's time to say thanks.
Veterans Organizations and other volunteers have formed "Honor Flight South Dakota", a HUB of the Honor Flight Network. The Honor Flight Network (www.honorflight.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving WWII veterans a free trip to see their national memorial in Washington DC.The National WWII memorial in Washington DC was completed and dedicated in 2004. Since the dedication, local groups have raised money and organized trips for veterans to travel by bus or plane to Washington. So many local groups were interested that a national support organization, head quartered in Ohio, was formed to provide logistical help for local Honor Flight Hubs.
Honor Flight recognizes the service and sacrifice of American Veterans with a trip, at NO COST to the veteran, to visit the National WWII Memorial and others including Arlington National Cemetery. Most WWII veterans are now in their 80's and do not have the where-with-all to travel on their own. Honor Flight Guardians travel along providing assistance and helping veterans have a safe, memorable, and rewarding experience.
Honor Flight South Dakota-A statewide project-Affiliation with Honor Flight Network-A series of flights from South Dakota to Washington DC-Free to Veterans--Guardians pay their own travel expenses- Goal- Four Flights througout the year
Day 1: South Dakota direct to Washington DC on an Airline Charter; Ground transportation to Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials; Dinner with military and service organization dignitaries; Hotel accommodations.
Day 2: Morning at WWII memorial; Afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery; Return flight from Washington DC to South Dakota.The Honor Flight South Dakota project is made possible by individual donations, donatations accumulated through fundraising activities by Veterans and Community Service Organizations, and by Major Donors and Corporate Sponsorships.
Veterans are encouraged to apply to travel on an honor flight and guardians can apply to accompany and assist in all aspects of Honor Flight Travel. Will you make a donation to make it all possible?
DONATE ONLINE or CONTACT US
www.honorflightsd.org (paypal)If your group or organization would like to hold a fundraising event to support Honor Flight Sout Dakotaproject, we can send a variety of support materials to help. This includes brochures, applications and banners and talking points for questions.
CONTACT US Honor Flight SDPO Box 947 Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Email: HonorFlightSD@gmail.com
Phone: Toll Free 1-888-344-1945
