Honor Flight looking for WWII Vets to fill seats

From Carolina Live: Honor Flight looking for WWII Vets to fill seats
There are plenty of seats available for World War II Veterans and sponsors to fill the next Honor Flight heading to Washington, D.C. on October 26.

Honor Flight Myrtle Beach takes a group of veterans to the nation's capitol to visit the WWII Memorial, Korean Memorial, Arlington National Cemetary and other historic sites for free.

"I have about 50 Veteran seats still open. I have approximately 20 guardian seats. We'll do a total of 90 veterans and 59 guardians and medical staff and support staff," Walter Kollet with Honor Flight said.

Since the number of men who fought in WWII are aging, there's been a big push to get all of those who served to see the wall.

"Most of them have not been to Washington, D.C. because at their age, most of them are 85 years or older, it's difficult for them to make that trip without flying. Most of them have tears in their eyes when they get home because it's a trip most of them didn't expect to get," Kollet added.

Donations are always needed because the trip includes travel, meals and medical staff.

"The other thing we're attempting to do here in Myrtle Beach is collect wheelchairs. I don't mean new wheel chairs, I mean wheelchairs that are no longer being used by families and some families still have them from people that needed them. We're attempting to get 40 wheelchairs together so that we can eliminate a trip to Columbia to pick up 40 wheelchairs just for the flight," Kollet said.

Pre-flight orientation is set for October 5. All Veterans and Guardians are asked to attend to learn more about the upcoming Honor Flight on October 26.