Middle Scholler raises funds for Mid-Michigan Honor Flight

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Anna Skog

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A middle school student is on a mission to raise $120,000 for the Mid-Michigan Honor Flight — a group that sends veterans to our nation’s capitol.

That amount would cover an entire flight to Washington D.C. Oakland County 13-year-old Abbie Jones became interested in helping veterans because she comes from a long line of veterans.

“My Uncle Johnny was in the army and he struggled with PTSD. In 2015 he ended his struggle. And I didn’t want other families to go through what our family went through,” Jones said.

Mid-Michigan Honor Flight was ‘best experience’ for veterans

She has been on an Honor Flight before and said it was a very “heartwarming experience.” Jones said toward the end of the flight, the veterans started to open up more and she became friends with one.