Honor Flight Chicago Guardians accompany our veterans on their trip to Washington, D.C. and are responsible for ensuring their comfort, enjoyment and safety.
Please note:
- In order to have more seats available for veterans on each flight, there are a limited number of seats for Guardians. These seats are filled first by all available and eligible Family Guardians. If you and your veteran would like to have a Family Guardian considered for inclusion on the trip, you are encouraged to fill out an application. Please note: spouses are not eligible to serve as Family Guardians.
- Every Guardian must be between 18-66 years of age, or be in peak physical condition and able to handle the rigors of the day (i.e. pushing a wheelchair, extensive walking, bad weather)
- Every veteran will have a Guardian for the day. The vast majority of those Guardians are based in Washington, D.C., and meet the flight there in order to maximize veteran space on the plane.
- In order to serve as many veterans as possible, we ask Family Guardians to pay a portion of the cost of their participation in the day’s events. That cost for 2024 is $550.
If you would like to apply to be a Guardian, please download and complete the Guardian application below and mail, email or fax it to:
Honor Flight Chicago
Attn: Guardian Application
9701 W Higgins Road, Suite 310
Rosemont, IL 60018-4717
Email: applications@honorflightchicago.org
Fax: 773.289.0909