Central Missouri Honor Flight

Transporting mid-Missouri's veterans

to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorials

dedicated to honor their sacrifices.

"We can't all be heroes.  Some of us have to

stand on the curb and clap as they go by."  

Will Rogers

 Central Missouri Honor Flight

1400 Forum Blvd., Ste. 38, Box 334 (mailing address only)  Columbia, Missouri 65203

Telephone:(573) 256-1930      Email:  centralmissourihonorflight@yahoo.com 

and you can follow us on Twitter @mohonorflight for updates on future flights and events

The 2011 Honor Ball

Benefiting Central Missouri Honor Flight

Home for the Holidays

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Cocktail Hour 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:30 p.m. followed by tributes, dancing and entertainment

Holiday Inn Executive Center - 2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia

Join us for a lovely evening in a relaxed military-ball atmospher to help raise money to send veterans to Washington, DC, and to honor those who made our freedom possible. 

The evening includes: All the trappings of a military ball; fabulous banquet meal, cash bar, moving program and special toasts; big band music from the Memories Orchestra and some of your favortie "starts;" and entertainment and dancing, including USO "Dollar Dances"

Dress:  Military/Civilian Formal or Semi-Formal. 

To reserve your tickets:  call 573/256-1930

Cost:

• Tickets are $100 each

• VIP Tickets are $125 each, which included the private reception at 5:30 p.m.

• Table cost $900 each, Includes VIP reception (you will have 6 six tickets to use at your discretionand four seats are reserved for Honor Flight veterans and guests.

No tickets will be mailed.  We will hold your reservation at the door.  Please check in when you arrive. All reservations are final. 

No refunds will be made.  Payment must be received to hold your tickets.

 If you are a WWII veteran or know a WWII veteran that would like to go on an Honor Flight,

please complete the Veteran Application and send to:

CMHF, 1400 Forum Blvd., Ste. 28, Box 334, Columbia, MO 65203 or call (573) 256-1930 for more information.

 
After taking our 16th flight on September 6, 2011,

Central Missouri Honor Flight has taken 893 World War II veterans to see their memorial.

Please see Our Future Flights Page for more information

 If you are a veteran and would like to take a Honor Flight,

please complete an application and return or call: (573) 256-1930.
It is truly an experience of a lifetime and we would be honored to take you on your Honor Flight!!

     Thank you to everyone who helped with funding, offered logistical support and participated in our send-offs and homecomings.  As a result of your financial generosity and active participation over the past two years, we have been able to transport 893 veterans to Washington to visit their memorial and share in an experience that, many tell us, is the “greatest day of their life”.  Words cannot begin to describe how meaningful this trip is for them.  You can only see it in their eyes and heard in their voices.  On behalf of these great, yet humble, Americans, thank you for telling them, in a unique and very memorable way, they are not forgotten and they continue to carry our nation’s most heartfelt gratitude for saving the world and preserving our way of life.

Our Mission

     The mission of Central Missouri Honor Flight is to transport America's veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices.

About Central Missouri Honor Flight

     We are a non-profit organization 501c(3) created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices.  The group transports our heroes to Washington, D.C., to visit and reflect at their memorials.  Top priority is given to senior veterans - WWII survivors, along with other veterans who may be terminally ill.

     Of all the wars in recent memory, it was WWII that truly threatened our very existence as a nation and free society.  Now, with more than 1,000 WWII veterans dying each day (20 each day in Missouri), time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

     Central Missouri Honor Flight will do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and help them travel at no cost.  Subsequent to the WWII veterans, our efforts will turn to our Korean War veterans.

"My parents have been married for 67 years.  On Tuesday night my mom was able to greet"dad"" getting off the bus and coming home from the war.  This meant a lot to her.  They were married for only six weeks when he was sent off to war."

"The day was perfect from start to finish and no item was left unattended to for the comfort of all.  The memories and emotions that were made that day will live on for our vets and their  famililes for many years to come."

 

       

       
               

   


 

    How can you help us in the off season?   Well, funding continues to remain a challenge and every dollar makes a difference.  Equally important however; is the recruitment of WWII veterans for future flights.  We continue to find that many Central Missouri veterans are not aware of Honor Flight or feel that health or mobility issues would preclude them from participating.  You can help by identifying WWII veterans who have not yet made the trip and get them signed up.  Many are not internet savvy so, take the application to them, help them fill it out and mail it in.  If they have concerns about their ability to make the trip, assure them that we have taken many veterans with similar concerns with no problems.  Doctors, nurses, many wheelchairs and well-trained guardians are dedicated to their well-being and medical care.  If we or our doctors need to talk to them, please let us know – we will gladly visit with them and/or their family members.

The time to act is now.  A contribution of $300 sponsors one veteran on the Honor Flight.  Contributions of any amount are welcome and appreciated.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.  Honor Flight does not accept contributions from WWII veterans, who have already given enough to service our nation.