page_title: Honor Flight
section_title: Triangle Flight of Honor
hierarchical_section_title: Honor Flight / Triangle Flight of Honor
caption_attribution_description: English: veterans return to a welcome home celebration at RDU after a Flight of Honor trip to Washington DC to see the WWII memorial
context_page_description: An Honor Flight is conducted by non-profit organizations dedicated to transporting as many United States military veterans as possible to see the memorials of the respective war they fought in Washington, DC, at no cost to the veterans. Currently these organizations are focused on bringing veterans of World War II to the National World War II Memorial, and any veteran with a terminal illness to see the memorial of the war they fought in. Organizers plan to "naturally transition" their programs to focus on veterans of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and subsequent wars as the veterans of those wars get older.
  Honor flights arrive at all three of the Washington's area airports: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport. The veterans are generally escorted by volunteer guardians, who help them on the flight and around DC After landing, the taxiing airplane may be saluted by fire trucks, and passengers are often met by cheering crowds in DC or upon their return flight home.
context_section_description: A similar but independent organization organized flights for veterans in the area of North Carolina known as "The Triangle". The Triangle Flight of Honor has organized eight flights, each serving over 100 veterans. The trips originated from Raleigh Durham International Airport and concluded with a "Heros Welcome" return with marching bands, local celebrities, and attended by thousands of family members, friends, and area residents.
caption: Thousands turn out at a Triangle Flight of Honor return celebration at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in April 2012
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