Badger Honor Flight

For those of you who want to literally make some war veterans lives, listen up! The Badger Honor flight, based out of Madison, Wis. is looking for strapping guardians willing to take a loved one on a journey they will never forget. The honor flight is designed to send veterans of World War II, Korean War, and most recently, Vietnam war, out to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials that were erected in their honor. The Badger Honor Flight is a regional affiliate of the national Honor Flight Network. By visiting the website, you can find forms, applications, donation and volunteer information. Currently, The Badger Honor flight is looking for corporate donations in order to fund the near 100,000 dollar trip to D.C. I along with my group members got to witness first hand the amazing send off from the Dane County Airport. It was amazing to see how many people are willing to make the trip to the airport just to volunteer. We got to speak with one of the volunteers who explained how she had taken her father on the flight and felt so overcome with joy, that she signed up immediately to continue help the organization.

Another volunteer we got to speak with was a former WWII, Vietnam war recruiter who nicknamed himself, "Uncle Sam". He explained to us a breif history about Uncle Sam as well as talk about how emotional he felt about the fact that he was one of the reasons a lot of young men joined the military in the first place. The "Uncle Sam" to most veterans may bring memories of pain and a poor image, but not this veteran, he wants the veterans to witness the new "Uncle Sam" welcoming them home with open arms.