Hero Miles

Hero Miles Program


With your support, we have provided more than 25,000 tickets to Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom hospitalized service members and their families, worth over $42 million (average savings per ticket is currently about $1,400).

The nonprofit Fisher House Foundation administers the "Hero Miles" program for the Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 108-375, Section 585, 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

Fisher House is proud to partner with the following major airlines in support of our wounded and injured service men and women and their families:

                   

 

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 contingency operations, and their families. These tickets can not be used for R&R travel or other travel not related to a medical condition.

HOW TO DONATE MILES

 

Thank you for your support! Fisher House Foundation, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Donations are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.