Roswell officials are asking residents to help send off local first responders traveling to the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
Wheels up to New York is Tuesday morning, and Roswell Rotary Club officials need the community’s help for the farewell project.
For early risers, residents can meet at 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Woodstock Road and Canton Street near the fire engines. A welcome-back celebration for first responders will start at 10:25 p.m. at the Roswell Area Park on Woodstock. Officials ask residents to bring flags to both gatherings.
Roswell Rotary Club's Patriot Flight program is responsible for the day trip. The program was started earlier this year under rotary club president Jeff McCoy and state Sen. John Albers.
It is modeled after the club's Honor Air program, which flies local veterans free of charge to Washington, D.C. to visit select national war memorials. Trips are generally funded through donations.
Watch the YouTube video below for more information on the Patriot Flight program:
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