Gail Sparrow, president of Honor Flight Fayette and a recently retired teacher, spoke to a group of her peers at a meeting of the Fayette County Retired Educators Association about her organization and the urgent need it is striving to fulfill.

Honor Flight Fayette is a non-profit organization, staffed only by volunteers, which was created solely to honor America's World War II veterans for all their sacrifices by flying them to Washington, D.C. free of charge. This one day trip will give them the opportunity to visit and reflect at the Veterans Memorial with their comrades in arms from Fayette County and enjoy the thanks and recognition they will receive during the entire day from each grateful citizen they meet.

Unfortunately, these heroes re being lost at the rate of 1,200 or more per day in this country, so time is of the essence.

Sparrow emphasized to the group that no money will be accepted from WWII veterans, but she and fellow organizers feel that Fayette County is populated by generous citizens who have the resources to help show appreciation for what these men and women did for our nation.

Guardians also are needed to help with the veterans during the day trip. They will have to pay their own way but will have the special privilege of sharing the flight with these veterans who have so much to share.

Honor Flight Fayette has a website at www.honorflightfayette.org where you can learn more about this organization, print out veteran, guardian and volunteer applications and learn where to send donations to help make this worthwhile cause a reality for Fayette County's WWII veterans.