Donations of Private Flight Time Needed for Disabled Vets

Donations of flight time on private aircraft are being requested to help four disabled veterans travel from West Palm Beach, Fla., to the National Veterans TEE (Training, Exposure and Experience) Golf Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa. Flights are needed from Florida to Iowa on September 6 and from Iowa to Florida on September 10.

The veterans--David Zang (Navy), Michael Smith (Army), Ronald Cody (Marines) and Joseph Taylor (Marines)--have served in the armed forces for a combined total of 36 years, from Vietnam through the Gulf War. They have been selected to participate in the Tee Tournament because they have excelled in completing the Veterans Administration's Blind Rehabilitation Training Program. The four suffer substantial visual impairment as well as other debilitating conditions that include prostate and bladder cancer and melanoma, severe arthritis and the effects of a stroke. These conditions make airline travel impossible for them.

If you're able to help, please immediately contact James D. Butler, CEO of Shaircraft Solutions, which is coordinating the effort to arrange the flights. Butler may be reached at (301) 652-9885 or [email protected].