Please take a minute to read this. I got this from our local families
program office. Please help if you can.

> Travelers May Donate Frequent-flier Miles to Troops on R&R Leave
> By K.L. Vantran
> American Forces Press Service
> WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2003 - Travelers can donate frequent- flier miles to
> help troops on leave from Iraq reach their destinations through Operation
> Hero Miles <http://www.heromiles.org>.
> Service members participating in the two-week "rest and recuperation"
> leave
> program are flown free to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, or
> Baltimore-Washington International Airport by the Defense Department, but
> must pay for connecting flights from and back to those ports. The Atlanta
> and Dallas-Fort Worth airports are scheduled to be added to the
> program Nov.
> 1, said Rhonda Paige, chief of strategic communications, G-1, Army
> Well-Being Division.
> More than 200 soldiers arrive at BWI daily as part of the R&R program,
> said
> Lt. Col. Robert Hagen, Army spokesman.
> "I think Operation Hero Miles is a fantastic program," said Hagen, who has
> been the on-site public affairs officer at BWI since the R&R program began
> Sept. 26. He said he's even donated his miles to the cause.
> Launched by Maryland Congressman C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, whose
> district
> includes the Baltimore airport, the Hero Miles Web site lists
> participating
> airlines and provides information on how to donate frequent-flier
> miles and
> how soldiers can receive complimentary tickets.
> Delta, Southwest and Alaska Airlines/Horizon Airlines have joined the
> operation.
> "I am getting a phenomenal response to Operation Hero Miles," said the
> congressman in a press release. "So many Americans want to donate their
> frequent flier miles to help our men and women in uniform in Iraq so they
> can spend quality time with their family and friends here at home. I am
> confident that other airlines will want to join this effort to help our
> soldiers risking their lives for our country."
>
>
>
>
> Carrie Matirne, Civ
> Wing Family Program Coordinator
> 159 FW LA ANG
> 504-391-8505 wk
> 504-477-5521 pg
> 877-830-5163 pg


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