BOSTON (WHDH) – A United States Army Specialist stationed in Texas was able to come home to Massachusetts for the holiday weekend with the help of a nonprofit that provides free flights home for active-duty service members.
Augusto Robles is a horizontal engineer in his third year of service. The Lynn-native has been stationed at Ford Hood in Texas, and got to return home this weekend for the first time in months through Miles for Military.
According to their website, the nonprofit “…provides free flights home for eligible active-duty junior enlisted service members through volunteerism and community support.” The organization allows service members to trade volunteer hours for flights home that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford…