Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn traveled to Maryland this weekend to visit the Army’s Walter Reed Medical Center. After delivering Christmas cards to wounded service members, Quinn made a pitch to frequent fliers to donate their miles to the family members of patients at facilities like Walter Reed:
You don't have to give all your miles. You can give a portion of those miles to a common fund. You can learn about this at OperationHomefront.org.
The Hero Miles program is run by the Fisher House Foundation for families of wounded service members and veterans. According to the Foundation's website, they provided more than 50-thousand airline tickets, worth nearly $73 million.
Quinn says he donated to the fund. He leaves office next month when Republican Bruce Rauner will be sworn into office.
