Jerry Kyser, Ken Mosier Our speaker today was Jerry Kyser, Honor Flight Twin Cities Coordinator. The idea behind Honor Flights is simple. Construction of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. was completed in 2004 to commemorate the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation. Unfortunately, many veterans are unable to visit their memorial due to age, lack of money, or health concerns. Honor Flights offers free flights for those veterans so they can visit their monuments. Since the beginning, Honor Flights have flown over 223,000 Veterans and 162,000 of their Guardians to Washington D.C. flights are organized by Honor Flight Twin Cities, which is a partner of National Honor Flight. Top priority is given to World War II and Korean War Veterans who have never made the journey to visit their memorials. Flights depart the Twin Cities early in the morning, and Veterans and their Guardians spend a full day at the nation’s capital before returning to the Twin Cities the same evening. Any veterans interested in taking part in Honor Flights can contact Honor Flight Twin Cities at 2674 Mackubin St. Roseville, MN 55113, or call Jerry Kyser at 651-338-2717. Jerry’s email is crazyjerry45@hotmail.com. |
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