WELCOME PUGET SOUND HONOR FLIGHT Member Honor Flight
WELCOME
PUGET SOUND HONOR FLIGHT Member - Honor Flight Network Transport veterans to Washington, D. C. Serving Western Washington Volunteer-based; 501(c)(3) organization
HONOR FLIGHTS’ ORIGINS Spring 2004 - Earl Morse, Ohio December 2004 – Approaches two WWII patients January 2005 - Approaches pilots association members; two requirements
May of 2005 – Six planes depart with 12 WWII veterans End of 2005 – 137 WWII veterans February 2006 – commercial flights exclusively December of 2006 – 891 WWII veterans
September 2007 – First charter (NC) May 2008 – Southwest Airlines December 2014 – transported 125, 000 WWII veterans to D. C.
WHO WE SERVE 29, 000 WWII veterans in Washington 900 per day Mid-80 to mid-90’s Based on application date Guardian choice
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS NOW!
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Edwin J. Matlock 1/25/25 – 1/30/14 Michael J. Harsche 7/17/23 – 2/2/14
THE NUMBERS Hard costs - $1, 000/veteran 250 wait listed applications Current flights – 30 veterans Charter flights – 90 veterans
INAUGURAL TRIP October 12 -14, 2013 32 WWII Veterans 30 Volunteers KOMO-TV’s Eric Johnson Puget Sound Honor Flight Inaugural Trip October 12 -14, 2013
STARS OF OUR SHOW OCTOBER 12 -14, 2013
OUR TIME IN D. C. WWII Memorial (ceremony) Women’s and Coast Guard Memorials
Korean War, Vietnam War, Lincoln Memorial Arlington National Cemetery
Navy Memorial and Marine Corps Memorial Air Force Memorial
HELP HEAL OLD WOUNDS And provide a chance to leave it behind
A TRUE HOMECOMING
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Volunteer as a guardian Encourage company/community involvement Tell your friends - help promote PSHF Sponsor a veteran
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Fundraise Organize a “Mail Call” Attend and share our “Welcome Home Celebrations” Volunteer to help out at events
Individual and corporate donations make these trips a reality – and FREE, for our local heroes. Please consider donating to Puget Sound Honor Flight and make another flight possible.
GET INVOLVED Make a donation Share our cause Become a guardian Volunteer your time
Pugetsoundhonorflight. org info@pugetsoundhonorflight. org Phone: (253) 303 -1130
THANK YOU!
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