Honor Flights

What are Honor Flights and who is eligible?

  Rocky Mountain Honor Flight is a Denver based non-profit  organization (no paid staff) formed in 2007. Their goal is to fly every able and willing Veteran to Washington D.C. to visit the monuments and memorials dedicated to their service. For obvious reasons, their current priority is World War II, Korean War and terminally ill Veterans. If a Veteran is certified terminally ill by a doctor but able to travel, he or she moves up the priority list no matter what their era of service.  They will accept applications from all Veterans, including Veterans with various disabilities.  Veterans must fill out an application form, which can be found on their website. Trained volunteer guardians accompany all Veterans on each flight. Volunteers can apply to be a guardian by downloading the application and mailing it in or by filling out the application online and submitting it through the website. Honor Flight volunteers organize the Veterans for travel, arrange the travel both to and from Washington, and arrange all transportation, activities and meals in Washington. The “journey” is usually 3 days and 2 nights, spending several hours at the World War II Memorial, and visiting other Washington landmarks such as the Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Marine Corps War Memorial. The link to the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight website, where you can get information and applications, is:  Rocky Mountain Honor Flight - We Fly Veterans To Washington, DC. If you have any questions about these Honor Flights you can contact James Murphy, Veteran Coordinator at 303-847-8794 or jamesmurphy@rockymountainhonorflight.org