Retired Marine Corps Col. Jack Howell wanted to help the children of fallen soldiers and through the magic of aviation he has found a way. Teens-In-Flight is a program designed to provide flight scholarships to the teenagers of soldiers that were killed or severely disabled in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I wanted to do something more to help the grieving families, Howell told AVweb. These scholarships will make flight training accessible to these kids and will encourage them to use their brainpower to succeed. The scholarships are also available to children from non-military families who are disadvantaged. The aircraft and instruction has so far been provided free of charge through the generosity of local instructors and flight schools but as the program expands, Howell told AVweb in a podcast interview, he's looking for corporate sponsors. Anyone interested can contact Howell through the Teens-In-Flight Web site.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/news/aviation-program-to-help-kids-of-the-fallen