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FISHER HOUSE FOR FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN
Posted 8/30/2011
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The Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., serves the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mission, lodging families who travel to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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The Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, is a unique facility among the Fisher House Foundation's other facilities currently operating worldwide.
The 8,462 square foot house is equipped with nine suites that include private, handicapped-accessible bathrooms and common areas that include a multi-cooking station kitchen, large communal dining and family rooms.
It is designed to provide short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one.
An adjoining 1,714 square foot Meditation Pavilion provides a quiet place for families to gather, pray and reflect during their stay at the Fisher House.
Built with private donations to Fisher House Foundation, both structures are gifted to the Air Force and dedicated on Nov. 10, 2010.
Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations
Families of the Fallen Support Branch
116 Purple Heart Drive
Dover AFB, DE 19902
302-677-2393
afmao.cff.1@us.af.mil
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