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Our military is not "flying free" as most Americans believe. As a majority of the airlines do not provide discount fares for the military, the men and women actively serving our country are paying for their own flights home during leave and - in many instances - are paying higher fares than most of the public. The reason for this is that they are unable
to book their tickets in advance as their leaves are not always granted 21, 14 nor 7 days in advance.

All too often, our military are not informed of their leave dates until the last minute. Then they frequently cannot afford the "walk up" fares. As a result, many family members have difficulty seeing their sons or daughters as neither can afford the airfare. In other instances, parents are paying exorbitant airfares to bring their children home before their deployment-worrying that this may very well be the last time they see them.

Please sign the Military Airfare Reduction petition to to ask the government and 11 major airlines to provide military discounts to those on active duty. Many are unable to fly home because of the inability to afford the airline rates.

Please sign this petition in the hopes of showing our military who serve in place of those of us who will not fight our appreciation for their service and dedication.

Sign the petition online at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/BSMMIL/


Related Link:
Soldiers' Angels collects donated Air Miles to help our Heroes fly home in cases of emergency, or to help families visit wounded Heroes. To learn how you can help, go here.