Give Back to the "Greatest Generation"

We are losing our World War II veterans a rate of more than 1,000 day.

That's why the Honor Flight program is so important, as it gives us a chance to thank veterans by enabling them to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. - which many of the veterans have never seen.

Funding is still needed to enable the next group of veterans to take an Honor Flight.

Last week, a group of 70 WWII veterans gathered at Hampton Park Baptist Church and met together for the first time to prepare for their journey to Washington on the next Honor Flight Upstate South Carolina.

These WWII veterans will travel to Washington, DC on September 18, for the ninth Honor Flight from Upstate South Carolina.

The group, accompanied by sixty guardians, doctors, nurses and support staff, will depart from the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport to visit the World War II, Vietnam, Korean and Marine Corps War Memorials in addition to viewing the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

Many ordinary volunteers from the Upstate have joined forces with numerous organizations and businesses to make these trips possible. Major corporate sponsors include Verizon Wireless, Lockheed, Chick-Fil-A, Bonitz Flooring, Hucks Financial Services, Cromer Food Services, Certus Bank, Bank of TR, Greenville First Bank, GrandSouth Bank, and Spinx.

Time has never been shorter for us to say thank you to our WWII veterans. Funding is still needed to make the trip possible for another eighty WWII veterans, and 100% of donations go directly to costs associated with taking a veteran on this experience of a lifetime.

For more information on how to get involved, make a donation or apply as a guardian or veteran, visit www.honorflightupstatesc.com.