American Airways partnered with the USO and different organizations to take 19 navy service members and their households on a visit to Walt Disney World as a part of the Salute to the Troops occasion. The airline participated in occasions like Salute to the Troops year-round which have benefited a whole bunch of wounded and ailing navy service members and their households.
This yr, the occasion took on particular that means for one in all their staff members when an American Airways pilot who can also be an Military Reserve Officer had the chance to attend together with his household. First Officer Michael Huber’s spouse is battling most cancers and the journey supplied much-needed enjoyable and rest for the Huber household.
In honor of Navy Appreciation Month in Could, American Airways salutes the nation’s navy service members — previous and current — together with the 8,500 American Airways staff members who’re veterans or at the moment serving within the Nationwide Guard or Reserves. American Airways has a protracted historical past of honoring our nation’s heroes, and that work continues by packages and partnerships led by their Navy and Veterans Initiatives program.