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Veterans Airlift Command has been incredible to our family. My husband lost both of his legs in Afghanistan is Jan 2019 and as a result has had multiple appointments for prosthesis. Flying on commercial flights can difficult due to small seating /leg room and timeliness of switching flights. Veterans Airlift Command takes away all the stress and discomfort and their volunteers go out of their way to make it as comfortable as possible. VAC has always come through with flights, even with very short notice requests we have made. So often the pilots explain what a privilege it is to be able to fly Combat Wounded Veterans, but what they should also realize is what an incredible experience it is to be flown by such high caliber Americans. I can’t say enough good things about them!Thank you, VAC!
I was fortunate enough to be on board one of our Veteran Lifts. My 8 and 9 year old boys went with me to pick up a soldier in New York and take him to Tampa. I made sure my boys had a little sensitivity training to what they might see (wheelchair, loading, etc.). I had no idea what an impact this lift has made on my life and a long lasting impact with my children. They know what it means to be a hero but more importantly they learned how to be his hero and friend. They know what it means that he made a sacrifice for them. They probably remember most how much fun it was playing with him and he with them. It was like an uncle they had never met and he himself was a big kid. Laughter and friendship filled the aircraft and once we landed they were transformed into his personal travel companions. Your children should have exposure to this type of philantrophy. It's a trip we will not soon forget.