PERSPECTIVE
SALUTINGTHOSE
WHOHAVESERVED
ITS
OURPRIVILEGE
at American
Airlines tohonor our heroes
who serve— andhave served—our
country and topay tribute to those
whohavegiven somuch toprotect the
cornerstoneofwhat our country stands
for: freedom. Active-dutymilitary and
veterans’ initiatives are causes close to
our hearts, and throughout the year, we
thankourmilitarymen andwomen for
their service.
Ourpartnershipswithvariousnational
and local organizationsdemonstrateour
passion for honoring thosewhodedicate
their lives to servingour country.
AmericanAirlines has been theoffi-
cial airline sponsor of theUnitedService
Organizations (USO) since 2010, and
through support of USO centers across
thenation at our hub and local stations,
our employees participate in various
charitable activities designed to lift
the spirits of troops and their families,
including themeeting andgreetingof
militarypersonnel, arranging fundraiser
luncheons, preparing carepackages,
providing facility-maintenance support,
andmuchmore.
In addition, we areproud support-
ers of theHonor Flight Network, an
organization that provides transport
for our veterans toWashington, D.C., to
visit thememorials dedicated tohonor their
service and sacrifices.
And that’s just the tipof the iceberg.
American’s other initiatives includepro-
grams such as Snowball Express, serving
the childrenof our fallenmilitaryheroes,
andSkyBall, honoringour nation’smilitary
and its families.We alsopartnerwith the
VeteransMedical LeadershipCouncil in
Phoenix, which ensures qualitymedical and
mental-health care for our veterans, and
WreathsAcrossAmerica, which remembers
the fallen andhonors thosewho serveby
placing freshwreaths at the final resting
places of our fallen soldiers.
I invite you to learnmore about our
various initiatives supporting themilitary at
aa.com/joinus. If you’d like, you can joinus
bydonatingunusedAAdvantagemiles or
cash to these important causes.
Toournation’sactive-dutyand reserve
militarymembersandveterans,manyof
whomwork forAmerican, thankyou for your
service fromall of usatAmericanAirlines.
Thank you for flyingwithus today.We
look forward to seeing you again soon.
Visit
aa.com/arriving
and follow
our social channelson
aa.com/social
to stayup todateon the latest
developments andbenefits from the
newAmericanAirlines.
DOUG PARKER
CEO, AmericanAirlines
8
SUMMER
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