Overview
- Honor Flight of Southern Colorado said its first telethon raised nearly $80,000, moving it closer to a $130,000 goal.
- Leaders plan to use the funds to run two trips a year and a larger fall charter that could add roughly 30 seats.
- More than 300 veterans remain on a waitlist that can stretch two to three years, so added seats would shorten waits.
- The program covers flights, hotels, and meals at no cost to veterans through donations, and it relies on volunteers for planning and in-trip care.
- Veterans and families describe the trips as healing, with sendoffs, a big welcome home, and letters of thanks that many Vietnam vets never received.