About Lone Eagle
Overview
The Honor Flight Network’s mission is to fly our nation’s senior Veterans to Washington DC to visit the memorials and monuments dedicated to honoring their service and sacrifice. While the Honor Flight Network is comprised of over 125 Honor Flight Hubs around the country, not every area is serviced by a regional Hub. The Lone Eagle Honor Flight ensures that all Veterans, regardless of their geographic location in the U.S., are able to participate in an Honor Flight trip. The Lone Eagle Hub honors Veterans who served up through May, 1975. Additionally, our Lone Eagle Hub serves critically ill Veterans of all service eras who have less than one year to live.
How It Works
If you or a loved one are eligible for an Honor Flight but live more than 120 miles from a regional Honor Flight Hub, you may be eligible to travel with Lone Eagle Honor Flight, an Honor Flight Network program.
You can access the Veteran Application using the link at the bottom of this page. Once the completed application is received, the Veteran’s name is placed on our waitlist and contacted on a first come first serve basis with priority given to WWII, Korean War, and terminally ill Veterans.
All Veterans must be accompanied by a travelling companion, a friend or caregiver, which we call a “guardian”. This is not a guardian in the legal sense, but an individual who helps facilitate the trip for Veterans. It is required that this individual be physically capable to attend to the physical needs of the Veteran throughout the weekend, including pushing a wheelchair long distances in the event this is required. Additionally, there will be one hotel room with two double beds so the guardian can stay with the Veteran during each of the two nights in the hotel. While the Veteran’s Honor Flight experience is free of charge to them, a guardian provides a $600 donation which partially covers the guardian’s transportation, meals and lodging.