Brother can you spare some frequent flier miles?

[Slacker]

I just found out about this today, go to http://www.heromiles.org/ for full details.

In September 2003, the Pentagon started giving soldiers stationed in Iraq two-week leaves in the largest R & R program since the Vietnam War. Soldiers on R & R or Emergency Leave are flown by the military to Germany or three airports in the United States, Baltimore/Washington, (BWI), Dallas/FortWorth, (DFW), or Atlanta, (ATL ) for free.

The soldiers have been responsible for flights the rest of the way in the U.S. to their destinations, until Congress provided funding for this purpose on November 3, 2003. However, this funding is not yet available and may not be sufficient for all the troops or troops on "Emergency Leave".

Have a heart, with the holidays coming up those few miles you contribute could make someones day!

 

[FoBoT]

hey thats cool, i have about 14,000 in Delta, and some in US Airways and maybe american, not enough in any to get a ticket, might as well help out the troops

thanks for the info

 

[fs5]

awesome, if I had some I would

also shouldn't the airlines just donate the flights? 470 a day spread over how many airlines that operate in the USA isn't a large amount.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
awesome, if I had some I would

also shouldn't the airlines just donate the flights? 470 a day spread over how many airlines that operate in the USA isn't a large amount.

They should at least give them the benefit of cheap fares (like 21-day advance fares or something.)

 

[Slacker]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
awesome, if I had some I would

also shouldn't the airlines just donate the flights? 470 a day spread over how many airlines that operate in the USA isn't a large amount.

For what its worth, they are donating miles to the program.