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WWII combat veterans offered a free trip to Washington D.C. VETERANS Youngest of the World War II veterans are now 85 years old; group hopes to help as many as possible see WWII Memorial From Wayne Kirby, Breeding, KY Member Metcalfe Co. VFW Post 6281, Edmonton, KY The VFW is offering a free trip to the World War II memorialfor all combat veterans from that war. The program called Honor Flight offers a one day tripto see the memorial on a first come, first serve basis. On May 29, 2004 President George Bush dedicated the World War II Memorial to honor" The Greatest Generation". It is said that approximately 1,500 WWII veterans die each day. The average life expectancy for an American is 75 years, while the youngest WWII veteran is now over 85 years old. Veterans of WWII waited over 60 years for the WWII Memorial to be built. Sadly, most of the remaining WWII vets will never live to see it. Regrettably today very few of these senior veterans have the logistical knowledge or physical strength to complete an unescorted conventional trip to Washington, D.C. It is our mission to honor as many of these remaining selfless "ordinary people who saved the world" as we can by providing them an organized and expense paid, escorted day trip to visit their memorial. Honor Flight operates from local veteran service organization, corporate, civic, church and individual donations. Volunteer guardians (escorts), pay their own way and personally assist the senior veterans throughout the trip. Volunteers are available from the local Metcalfe County VFW Post 6281, Edmonton, KY. The veteran can take an escort of their own choice also. Do you know a WWII veteran who deserves to be on an Honor Flight, or would you like to serve as a staff member or volunteer as a Guardian on one of our upcoming flights. Feel free to contact Post Commander Charles Costello at (270) 428-2451 or Quartermaster Billy Davis at (270) 432-4645 for further information. If interested don't wait because the flights are filling up fast and funding could run out. This story was posted on 2008-02-03 04:48:21
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