About Us
Honor Flight Network and the Bluegrass Chapter:
The first Honor Flight flew May 21, 2005 with six small planes flying 12 WW II veterans, departing out of Springfield, Ohio. In 2006, with a waiting list of veterans expanding rapidly, we transitioned to commercial airline carriers to accommodate the maximum number of veterans as possible.
Based on recent statistics, we are losing WW II veterans at the rate of 1200+ per day. Honor Flight will continue do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and, very importantly, our senior heroes travel absolutely free.
Partnering with HonorAir in Hendersonville, North Carolina and Hero Flight in Provo, Utah, the "Honor Flight Network" was formed. The Honor Flight Network is aggressively expanding their programs to other cities across the nation.
Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter is one of the newest hubs of the Honor Flight Network. The Bluegrass Chapter serves veterans in the Bluegrass region. Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter operated five flights in the Spring and Summer of 2008. These five flights transported 204 WWII veterans. The chapter has eight flights planned for 2009 - hoping to serve 400 or more of our WWII veterans!
Subsequent to the WW II veterans, our efforts will then focus on our Korean and then Vietnam veterans, honoring them similarly. Please take time to tour our site and email or call us with any questions you may have.
