Honor Flight Northeast Moves All Flights To 2021 Calendar
June 15, 2020 at 9:28 p.m.
By Staff Report-
After thorough consideration, the Board of Directors of the Honor Flight Network has ordered all Honor Flights scheduled for the remainder of 2020 be postponed until calendar year 2021. Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI), as a member of the Honor Flight Network, will comply with the mandate, according to a news release from Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Inc.
“The safety of our veterans has always been and will continue to be the number one priority for Honor Flight. Our veterans are among the most vulnerable of the population as it relates to serious complications and death from COVID-19 and, as a result of this, it is just not prudent for Honor Flight to risk the health and safety of those we seek to honor at this juncture,” said HFNEI President Dennis Covert.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the April 29, 2020, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be rescheduled for the April 28, 2021, Honor Flight.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the May 20, 2020, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be rescheduled for the May 26, 2021, Honor Flight, stated the news release.
Changes to the schedule are still possible. Visit Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Inc.’s website www.hfnei.org or Facebook for updates.
If you have questions, call the Honor Flight phone number at 260-633-0049.
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After thorough consideration, the Board of Directors of the Honor Flight Network has ordered all Honor Flights scheduled for the remainder of 2020 be postponed until calendar year 2021. Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI), as a member of the Honor Flight Network, will comply with the mandate, according to a news release from Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Inc.
“The safety of our veterans has always been and will continue to be the number one priority for Honor Flight. Our veterans are among the most vulnerable of the population as it relates to serious complications and death from COVID-19 and, as a result of this, it is just not prudent for Honor Flight to risk the health and safety of those we seek to honor at this juncture,” said HFNEI President Dennis Covert.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the April 29, 2020, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be rescheduled for the April 28, 2021, Honor Flight.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the May 20, 2020, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be rescheduled for the May 26, 2021, Honor Flight, stated the news release.
Changes to the schedule are still possible. Visit Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Inc.’s website www.hfnei.org or Facebook for updates.
If you have questions, call the Honor Flight phone number at 260-633-0049.
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