Midland, MI - February 19, 2008
The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it will collaborate with Honor Flight Inc. on a second veterans trip to Washington, D.C. Between 75 and 100 Dow retirees, who are World War II Veterans, will be flown to Washington, D.C., on May 21 to see the memorial that was built in their honor.
In addition to the WWII Memorial, the group will visit the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima), the Vietnam War Memorial, the Lincoln Monument and the Korean War Memorial. They will also receive a police escort through Arlington National Cemetery and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Dow employees, who are military veterans, will serve as guardians on the trip.
“We took 92 veterans and more than 40 employee veterans on this trip in November, and we promised to do our best to make it happen again,” says David Dupre, vice president of Dow’s Michigan Operations. “This is the least we can do to honor these individuals and their comrades who sacrificed so much to secure our freedom.”
“Dow was the first corporation to step forward and partner with Honor Flight in this way,” said Erwin “Earl” Morse, founder of Honor Flight. “There are more than 3,000 Veterans on our national waiting list today. We need more companies like Dow to fund future flights, so these Veterans get the chance to see ‘their’ memorial and receive the recognition they deserve.”
Editors: Please include this information in your coverage of this announcement.
Those interested in applying must fill out an application and mail it to:
Holly Swanson
The Dow Chemical Company
Michigan Operations
1790 Building, Office 115
Midland MI 48667
Applications are available at http://www.dow.com/friends/pdfs/veteran_application.pdf or at the Dow Michigan Operations Visitor Entrance at 1790 Building.
Directions to 1790:
Dow’s 1790 Building is located on Washington Street, south of Patrick and James Savage roads and Discovery Way. The visitor parking is on the right-hand side of the road just before the new Washington Street gate. Enter the building with the glass front and go to the front desk. Please do not enter the brick Guard Building.
Please note that we expect to have more applicants than seats available. Therefore, we will conduct a random drawing to fill available seats. All applications must be received by Friday, March 7, 2008.
For more information, veterans or their families may contact Michelle Langley at (989) 636-7271 or Holly Swanson at (989) 638- 8680.
About Dow
About Honor Flight
Honor Flight Inc. was founded in 2005 by Erwin “Earl” Morse, a retired Air Force Captain and physician’s assistant. It is the mission of Honor Flight to fly America’s WWII Veterans to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends. Honor Flight has flown thousands of WWII Veterans to Washington, D.C., for this purpose. More information about Honor Flight can be found at www.honorflight.org.
For Editorial Information:
Jennifer Heronema
The Dow Chemical Company
+1.989.636.9142
Laura Beall
The Dow Chemical Company
989-636-9467
