Donate frequent flier miles this weekend to help troops and their families

Via Joe Hodnicki and the Law Librarian Blog:

Operation Hero Miles was created by Congressman C.A. DutchRuppersberger in cooperation with close to a dozen United StatesAirlines in October, 2003. When started, the program allowed troopsstationed in Iraq or Afghanistan to fly home on leave for free. It nowgives family members of wounded servicemen and women free plane ticketsto visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across thecountry. Operation Hero Miles gives ordinary citizens an opportunity tohelp our troops in a very direct way that makes a real difference intheir lives.

The program is brilliant in its simplicity. Travelers donate their unused frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation.

Donations are currently being accepted from the following tenairlines: Airtran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines,Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, MidwestAirlines, Northwest Airlines, United Air Lines and US Airways.

I cannot think of a better use of frequent flyer miles. Act now by going to Hero Miles.