San Antonio organizations team up to help WWll veterans take flight

SAN ANTONIO – In honor of Armed Forces Day and Military Appreciation Month, Veterans United has partnered with Dream Flights to thank the bravest across our country in a very special way.

Representatives of Veterans United Home Loans have also teamed up with Dream Flights to improve the quality of life for thousands of WWII veterans.

The two organizations hosted an exciting experience aboard a fully restored Boeing Stearman Biplane, the same type of airplane pilots used for training before going into battle.

Veterans Military Relations Vice President Pam Swan said the COVID-19 pandemic had brought a major end to the operations of volunteers whose efforts were specifically aimed at providing programs to veterans.

“Due to the fact that all these pilots have been on the ground for so long now, there is a wave for veterans to go up in the air and for veteran pilots and active duty pilots and airline pilots to say, ‘hey , we want to volunteer, we want to go and we want to come back to them this year, ”Swan said.

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Together, Dream Flights and Veterans United have successfully completed flights for approximately 1,000 Veterans from across the country. Seventeen of those veterans are located in Texas and three of these heroes right here in San Antonio.

Both organizations plan to continue their mission of giving back to those who have served. Former Navy Fighter Alea Schuyler said she couldn’t thank those who paved the way for future military personnel enough.

“They went out and fought for their country, you know, the honor and the privilege of coming back and a lot of them didn’t make it and that’s the hardest part, you know? So if we can do one thing for them and say thank you, it’s just a little thing and it’s just this little thing to come back up and feel that freedom, ”Schuyler said.

For more information, contact Veterans United at 210-477-9460.

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