{"id":2172,"date":"2010-08-18T14:58:44","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T21:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calnative.com\/blog\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2018-05-10T12:10:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:10:45","slug":"dont-let-those-air-miles-go-to-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calnative.com\/blog\/dont-let-those-air-miles-go-to-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Let Those Air Miles Go to Waste!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So many of us have airline miles that will expire before we have a chance to use them. Recently I learned about a wonderful program that can really use those miles. The nonprofit Fisher House Foundation offers a program called \u201cHero Miles,\u201d in which they work with the airlines, whose passengers have donated their frequent flyer miles, to provide assistance to our wounded service men and women and their families. Thousands of free airline tickets have been issued to soldiers who have been wounded while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and are currently receiving medical treatment at a military medical facility. These tickets are used for a short visit home between procedures and treatment or to fly family members to wounded soldiers who are unable to travel home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2367\" title=\"Donate your unused airline miles to help our wounded soldiers.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calnative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/support-our-troops-ribbon1.jpg\" alt=\"Donate your unused airline miles to help our wounded soldiers.\" width=\"200\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.calnative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/support-our-troops-ribbon1.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.calnative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/support-our-troops-ribbon1-126x150.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>I can personally say that this program is wonderful. This last June, my nephew was severely wounded in Afghanistan. He was taken to Germany, where he under went surgery before being transferred to United States. The Fisher House Foundation, through the \u201dHero Miles\u201d program, flew his mother, father and sister to Washington DC to be at his bedside as he underwent several more surgeries. It does make a world of difference to these young men and women to have their families beside them while they go though such an extremely difficult time in their lives. The family presence really aids with the recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways are currently participating in this program. Participating airlines change from time to time, so to find out if your airline is participating, visit the Fisher House website.<\/p>\n<p>This very important program can only exist through the kindness and generosity of frequent flyer members. So please don\u2019t let your miles go unused and support America\u2019s heroes and their families by donating to the \u201cHero Miles\u201d program. You\u2019ll be helping to reunite these families and show that we do care for our American soldiers.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So many of us have airline miles that will expire before we have a chance to use them. Recently I learned about a wonderful program that can really use those miles. 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