Honor Flight began about 10 years ago with the goal of getting as many World War II veterans to see their memorial via free trips to Washington DC. Many Honor Flight Hubs have closed down as the number of WW2 veterans declined--most notably Music City and Huntsville in our area.

Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee began in 2008 and has conducted 15 flights. Several years ago they began including Korean War veterans as the number of WW2 vets declined rather than closing down. Adding Vietnam veterans is the next evolution and structure has been set to continue as long as they can raise the funding.

The Board for Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee voted to set aside some seats on future flights for Vietnam Veterans. They hope that all of the Vietnam veterans will understand the desire to insure that select Vietnam veterans get to DC before one of the various diseases and conditions associated with Agent Orange prevents them from seeing the memorials and a changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

The number of seats will vary depending upon the status of the flight when they confirm the final reservation with Southwest Airlines. The next flight is April 27th and another in the Fall--late September/early October.

In order to insure that Vietnam veterans with life threatening conditions get these initial spots they must have at least a 70% VA Disability Rating due to exposure to Agent Orange. Call for more information at 931 224-0610 or 931 224-3226 for an application.