Old Glory Honor Flight finds new ways to honor veterans without travel

For many veterans, going to Washington, D.C.

With Old Glory Honor Flight is the trip of a lifetime.

Three flights have been canceled due to COVID-19.

THEY NEVERRECEIVED...OLD GLORY HONORFLIGHT HAS HAD TOCANCEL MISSIONSDUE TO COVID-19.BUT THAT'S NOTSTOPPING THEMFROM CONTINUING TOHONOR OUR VETS.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK HAS THE STORY.IT CAN BE THE TRIP OFA LIFETIME..LIKE THISONE LAST OCTOBER.ONE HUNDREDS OFVETERANS HAVEBEEN WAITING FOR..AN OLD GLORYHONOR FLIGHT."I WAS FINALLY INVITEDTO THE HONOR FLIGHTAPRIL 15TH WHICHACTUALLY WAS MYBIRTHDAY."DAVE LOZINSKI... AVIETNAM VET... WASEXCITED TO GO ONTHAT FLIGHT...BUT ITWAS CANCELLED...ALONG WITH THERETURN TO KOREATRIP IN MAY, AND THEMISSION DURING E-A-A AIRVENTURE."I UNDERSTAND, MYVETERAN BROTHERS,THEIR LIVES COMEFIRST."DIANE MACDONALDWITH OLD GLORYHONOR FLIGHT SAYSIT'S HEARTBREAKING .AND NOT EVERYONEGETS THE CHANCE TOGO AGAIN."A COUPLE OF THEMHAVE PASSED AWAYALREADY AND THAT'SREALLY WHAT WE HAVETO THINK ABOUT.

IT'S ARACE AGAINST THECLOCK FOR SO MANY."SHE SAYS SOMEVETERANS AREN'T INGREAT HEALTH... THESOONER THEY CANGET ON THE FLIGHT,THE BETTER."WE'RE JUST KIND OFIN THIS SITUATIONWHERE IT JUST MIGHTNOT HAPPEN FORSOME."ALTHOUGH THEYCAN'T TRAVEL, OLDGLORY HONOR FLIGHTIS STILL MAKING SUREVETS AREREMEMBERED."WE CAME UP WITH APPE DRIVE SO THATWAS REALLY TOBENEFIT THEVETERANS HOME ATKING."AS OF TUESDAY,MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED MASKSWERE DONATED... TOKEEP WORKERS ANDVETS SAFE.THEY'VE ALSO BEENPOSTING PHOTOS OFVETS...FOR THE"WINDOW WARRIORS"PROJECT."IT'S REALLY ABOUTHONORING THEVETERANS.

MAYBE NOTWITH AN HONORFLIGHT, BUT WITHSOMETHING ELSETHAT'S MEANINGFUL."STILL..THERE'SOPTIMISM THATFLIGHTS WILLCONTINUE LATER THISYEAR.THE TRIP TOWASHINGTON..THETRIP OF ALIFETIME..MANY HAVEWAITED FOR."I'M EXCITED FOR THEMTO SEE IT FOR THEFIRST TIME AND BETHERE TO GIVE THEM AWELCOME HOME ANDPUT MY ARMS AROUNDTHEM AND LET THEMCRY."JULIANA FALK NBC 26.MACDONALD SAYS ITCOSTS ABOUT 85THOUSAND DOLLARSTO PUT ON EACHMISSION... AND THIS ISUSUALLY A BUSY TIMEFORFUNDRAISERS...BUTWITH THE PANDEMIC...IT'S MORE DIFFICULT,SO THEY'RE HOPINGTHE COMMUNITYCONTINUES TOREMEMBER THEM ANDALL THE VETERANSDURING THIS TIME.

WEHAVE MOREINFORMATION ONHOW YOU CAN HELPON OUR WEBSITE NBC26.COM.STILL AHEAD