HomeMy WebLinkAboutHonor Flight - Veterans Fact SheetHONOR FLIGHT OF EASTERN OREGON (HFEO)
FACT SHEET
Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (HFEO) is one of 112 regional “hubs” in 40 states participating
in the national Honor Flight Network (HFN) program honoring WWII veterans by taking them to
Washington, DC to visit their National WWII Memorial.
Almost 100,000 WWII veterans from across our nation have participated in the HFN program
launched 8 years ago. WWII veterans travel free of charge in appreciation for their WWII
service and sacrifice 7 decades ago preserving our freedoms. “Guardians” assisting the
veterans pay hubs for their own lodging, meals, and airline expenses.
Ninety percent (90%) of the WWII veterans who survived WWII have passed away since the end
of WWII sixty seven years ago. The surviving 1.6 million WWII veterans are older than 85 with
some in their late 90s. Time is of the Essence to honor the “Greatest Generation”.
Following dedication of the 325 mile award winning WORLD WAR II VETERANS
HISTORIC HIGHWAY (US Hwy 97 and SR 126), Bend Heroes Foundation continues
honoring WWII veterans through HFEO, its regional Honor Flight program honoring Oregon’s
WWII Veterans living east of the Cascades. HFEO is managed by the nonprofit Bend Heroes
Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non profit tax exempt organization.
On July 20, 2011 the Foundation formed a second Honor Flight hub serving the greater Portland
area where 80 WWII veterans were then waiting to travel to Washington, DC.
Veterans and Guardians who assist the veterans will visit the WWII Memo rial, U.S. Capitol,
Lincoln Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Tomb of the Unknowns, and 6 other veterans’
memorials in the Washington, DC area. Our trips are 4 days in duration: a day traveling from
Portland to Washington, 2 full days (sometimes 2 ½ days) in Washington, and a day returning to
Portland (PDX). On the reverse side is a photo of our group at the WWII Memorial on
September 21, 2012.
During its first 24 months of operation with 6 visits to Washington, Bend Heroes Foundation
has honored 207 WWII Veterans from both service areas. Our most recent trip was September
19-23. The next trip will be scheduled during spring, 2013.
Tax deductible contributions sending more WWII Veterans to Washington can be made on our
web site: http://www.honorflightofeasternoregon.org/ or sent to the address below. Application
forms for veterans and guardians to visit Washington can be downloaded from our web site also.
For more information on the National Honor Flight program and Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon
please visit these web sites: http://www.honorflight.org/ and
http://www.honorflightofeasternoregon.org/
Contacts: Dick Tobiason, Chairman, Bend Heroes Foundation, LTC US Army Retired
Home 541 388-5591, Cell 541 390-9932, email: dtobiason@bendcable.com
22325 White Peaks Drive, Bend., OR 97702
Erik Tobiason, President, Bend Heroes Foundation, Work 541 617-6033, email
etobiason@bendbroadband.com OVER
HONOR FLIGHT OF EASTERN & PORTLAND OREGON
AT NATIONAL WWII MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, DC
Sept. 21, 2012 photo by Michael Jensen, Vice President, Bend Heroes Foundation
Bend Heroes Foundation manages Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon and Honor Flight of Portland Oregon
The Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) Public Charity and State of Oregon as a Public
Interest Not for Profit Corporation, Tax ID 27-207 1808.
Contributions to the Bend Heroes Foundation are tax deductible.
Web sites: www.bendheroes.org, www.honorflightofeasternoregon.org
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