Veterans Welcome To Board Honor Flight  

ALBANY — World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War veterans can register for a free one-day excursion on Friday, Oct. 6 to visit war monuments, historic sites in Washington, D.C. as well as the Arlington National. 

The Capital District Patriot Flight, a hub of the National Honor Flight Network, will fly the veterans and their guardians on a Southwest Airlines aircraft from the Albany International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. They will then board two buses that will transport them to the nation’s capital. Wheelchairs will be provided. 

Veterans and their guardians will visit the Navy Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam War (Wall) Memorial, Women’s Military Memorial, Air Force Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial.

More guardians are needed to assist veterans, especially disabled ones. Each guardian is assigned to a veteran or several veterans to provide assistance and serve as the veterans’ guides. Some will push veterans in wheelchairs. 

Veterans are free. Each guardian pays a $450 fee the helps offset flight, meal, transportation and other expenses. Veteran and guardian applications can be downloaded from PatriotFlight.org.

For more information, contact Jennifer Lyons at (518) 872-0812 or jenniferlyons63@yahoo.com.