The World War II Memorial in Washington DC....
I was watching Fox News Sunday this morning, like I usually do - as long as I get up by 900AM. They always end with their 'Power Player of the Week'. It often is a DC power broker, but sometimes, they have a person who does something good, and that was the case this week....
They honored Earl Morse, a former Air Force captain and Physician Assistant. What good deed does he do? It's an organization call Honor Flight. What they do is raise money privately to fly World War II veterans to the World War II Memorial in DC. Built in 2004, it is the newest memorial in DC, and there is a good reason Morse is working so hard on is cause....
World War II was a long time ago, and those who fought in it are dying at an incredible rate - over 1000 per day. Morse's goal is to let as many vets see the tribute to their heroism as possible before they die. So far, he has flown in over 1400 men, and still has another 800 on the waiting list alone. Time is definitely not on Morse's side, but I'm sure just getting one of them to DC is worth it.
Honor Flight is broken up into multiple regional groups, and the nearest one I could locate is in the Upstate, so if you want to contribute , or find out more, here is the link..
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