AMERICAN INSIGHT
F
or thepast twelveyears, the
AmericanAirlinesSkyBallhas
invitedcelebratedmembersand
veteransof theUnitedStatesmilitary
and their families toexperienceanight
ofhonorandreverence for thosewho
havevowed tokeepour freedomsafe.
SkyBall isheld inanAmerican
Airlineshangarat theDallas/Fort
WorthInternationalAirport.Thespace
thatwouldnormallyhousenumerous
planes is transformed intoaspectacular
ballroomsuited for theMedalof
HonorRecipients,WoundedWarriors
andotherdistinguishedguests in
attendance. Inaddition torecognizing
servicemenandwomen,SkyBall
raisesmoney insupportof itshost, the
AirpowerFoundation (APF).
Theeventhasraisedmore than$6
million in thepastsixyears formilitary
supportorganizationsandevents,
including theAPF,GarySinise
Foundation,Heroeson theWater,
KilimanjaroWarriors,Wounded
WarriorsVeteransDayWeekend inLas
Vegas, andSnowballExpress, aprogram
servingchildrenof fallensoldiers.
Thisyear’sAmericanAirlinesSky
BallXIIIcontinues the traditionof
thenownationally-recognizedevent.
TheBall,which takesplaceonOct.24,
2015,will includespecial recognition
for thosewhoserved inVietnam,with
aspecial servicesalute to theUnited
StatesAirForce.
ActorGarySinise isazealoussup-
porterof theeventandofcontribution
to themilitaryandveterans.Hewill
return forhisseventhyear toperform
withhisband,GarySiniseand theLt.
DanBand,named for thewounded
VietnamveterancharacterSinise
played in
ForrestGump
.
“Past,presentand futurearerep-
resentedatSkyBall,”saidSinise. “It’s
agreatmilitarysupporteventand it
raisesgreatmoney forgreatmilitary
charities thataresupporting themen
andwomenwhoserve.”
TherenownedFoodNetworkstar,
chefRobertIrvine,willalsoreturn to
delight thepalatesofmore than2,500
servicemenandwomen, veteransand
theirguests.
98
SEPTEMBER2015
AMERICANWAY
SALUTINGTHOSE
WHOSERVE
Ourgratitudeisimmeasurable.
AmericanAirlines isproud toprovideways
you can contribute tomilitaryandveteran
support initiatives.
DonateunusedAAdvantage®miles to
Miles forAllWhoServe, benefitingevents
likeSkyBall andorganizations suchas the
Airpower Foundation, theGarySinise
FoundationandHonor Flights.
To learnmoreabout ourmilitaryand
veteran support initiatives, pleasevisit
aa.com/
joinus
. Formore informationonSkyBall and
how you canhelp, visit
skyballinfo.com
.
Thisyear’s featured
performer is
internationally-
recognizedmusician–
Mr.Worldwide
himself–Pitbull.
JOINUS
SkyBallXI honoredall
who served inAfghanistan
and includeda special
branch-of-service salute to
theUnitedStatesArmy.
