The Mission of Honor Flight Columbus is to:
- Honor our nation’s senior veterans with a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit their war memorials at no cost to them
- Share their stories for the benefit of future generations
- Celebrate their homecoming, affirming their allegiance and service to our country
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We have knowledgeable speakers who are glad to meet with the members of your organization. Just give us a call at 614-284-4987 or 740-426-6113, or e-mail us at HonorFlightColumbus1@gmail.com to schedule a speaker.
It takes dozens of dedicated volunteers
to make Columbus Honor Flight work.
For example:
When a flight takes place, Ground Crew volunteers arrive at Port Columbus about 4:30 a.m. to get wheelchairs ready, set up to distribute tee shirts and other items, answer vet's questions and see that vets and their guardians get to the gate on time. Ground Crew volunteers at Baltimore-Washington International help the Guardians get the vets from the airplane to the buses. At night when the flight returns they do the same chores in reverse.
The volunteer guardians who escort the vets to Washington, have taken a training class and are charged with keeping special attention to the safety and comfort of the vets. Guardians pay for their own tickets. In addition to those mentioned above, all administrative work, fund raising, public event activities, logistics, letters and breakfasts for vets, and dozens of other needs are fulfilled by volunteers.
2013 Honor Flight Columbus Board of Directors
