FAQ

The next sched­uled Hon­or Flight, spon­sored by The Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of South Car­oli­na, will depart Colum­bia, S.C. on April 11, 2012. The flight leaves Colum­bia by 8 a.m. and returns around 8 p.m.

Any Amer­i­can vet­er­an who served in the armed forces dur­ing World War II who has not pre­vi­ous­ly been on an Hon­or Flight. Pref­er­ence will be giv­en to mem­bers of elec­tric coop­er­a­tives and their fam­i­lies, but all vet­er­ans are urged to apply.

Elec­tric co-ops in S.C. have donat­ed the mon­ey to make this trip pos­si­ble.

There is no cost to vet­er­ans. The flight is fund­ed through dona­tions by South Car­oli­na’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives.

Yes. Arrange­ments can be made for most spe­cial needs, includ­ing wheel­chair bound and oxy­gen depen­dent indi­vid­u­als. Sev­er­al physi­cians will be on the flight to assist the vet­er­ans through­out the day. We encour­age all vet­er­ans to apply.

No. How­ev­er, vet­er­ans may have a guardian. Guardians are the care­tak­ers of the vet­er­ans for the day. Spous­es are not per­mit­ted to be guardians, but oth­er fam­i­ly mem­bers are.

Yes. A child, grand­child, niece, nephew, or oth­er fam­i­ly mem­bers or friends are encour­aged to apply to be guardians.

You may mail in the appli­ca­tion print­ed in the Jan­u­ary edi­tion of South Car­oli­na Liv­ing Mag­a­zine, or you can apply online at scliving.coop.

Yes. The flight will depart from the Colum­bia Met­ro­pol­i­tan Air­port. You will be respon­si­ble for your own trans­porta­tion to and from the air­port.

There is room for approx­i­mate­ly 100 vet­er­ans on the flight.

Appli­ca­tions will be accept­ed on a first-come, first-served basis. Hon­or Flight per­son­nel will con­tact you soon after your appli­ca­tion is received.

Yes. There will be anoth­er Hon­or Flight in May of 2012. We will do every­thing we can to make sure you are a part of that trip. Hon­or Flight’s goal is to give every WWII vet­er­an the chance to par­tic­i­pate.

Make your check payable to: Hon­or Flight of SouthnnMail Check to: Hon­or Flight of South Car­oli­na P.O. Box 292421 Colum­bia, SC 29229

Vet­er­ans will enjoy a tour of Wash­ing­ton, D.C., and vis­its to the WWII, Kore­an, Viet­nam and Iwo Jima memo­ri­als and mon­u­ments. The WWII vet­er­ans are also spe­cial guests at Arling­ton Ceme­tery, and they observe the Chang­ing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

There is no dead­line; we will accept appli­ca­tions until the plane is full. How­ev­er, please sub­mit an appli­ca­tion at your ear­li­est con­ve­nience to ensure you have a spot on the flight. A fam­i­ly mem­ber is wel­come to sub­mit an appli­ca­tion on your behalf if you are unable to do so.

You may vis­it honorflightsc.com, or con­tact Bet­sy Hix with The Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of South Car­oli­na, Inc., at betsy.hix@ecsc.org or (803) 739‑3024.

Hon­or Flight of South Car­oli­na is part of the Hon­or Flight Net­work, which takes World War II vet­er­ans to Wash­ing­ton, D.C., to see and expe­ri­ence the Nation­al World War II Memo­r­i­al. A char­tered flight takes the vets to our nation’s cap­i­tal for a one-day tour. In addi­tion to vis­it­ing the WWII memo­r­i­al, vet­er­ans see the Kore­an, Viet­nam and Iwo Jima memo­ri­als and mon­u­ments. The vet­er­ans are spe­cial guests at Arling­ton Ceme­tery where they observe the Chang­ing of The Guard at the Tomb of The Unknowns.