With your support, we have provided more than 16,000 tickets to Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom hospitalized service members and their families, worth more than $21 million (average savings per ticket is currently about $1,300).
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The nonprofit Fisher House Foundation administers the "Hero Miles" program for the
Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 108-110, the FY 05 Defense
Authorization Act. The program is comprised of individual airlines whose passengers donate
their frequent flyer miles to assist service members and their families. Specifically, Fisher House Foundation provides free airline tickets to military men and women who are undergoing treatment at a military or VA medical center incident to their service in Iraq or Afghanistan, and their families.
There are two categories of eligible recipients:
- Service men and women with an approved leave of five or more days may be given a free
round trip airline ticket for a trip from the medical center to their home and return if they
are not eligible for government funded airfare.
- Qualifying service men and women may be given free round trip airline tickets to enable
their family or close friends to visit them while they are being treated at the medical
center.
Assistance
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Fisher House™ is proud to partner with Hero Miles in support of our wounded and injured service men and women and their families. We have partnerships with the following airlines:
Please note that our agreements with individual airlines only permit airline tickets for military (or DoD civilian employees) hospitalized as a result of their service in Iraq, Afghanistan, or surrounding areas, and their families. These tickets can not be used for R&R travel, ordinary leave, emergency leave, or other travel not related to a medical condition.
New! Hero Miles Frequently Asked Questions
Read a press release about this program
Public Service Announcement (Adobe PDF)
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