9NEWS and Rocky Mountain Honor Flight are holding a telethon on Thursday to raise funds to send Colorado veterans on the trip of a lifetime. The veterans fly to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials celebrating their service and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In the nation's capital, the veterans have the opportunity to visit the war memorial honoring their sacrifice, connect with comrades in arms and receive the recognition of generations of grateful Coloradans. Each trip of three days and two nights, for which the veterans pay nothing, costs $60,000 to $65,000. To date, the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Honor Flight has taken about 1,350 veterans to Washington. Each flight carries veterans, their guardians and medical staff. All staff members are volunteers. The trip is always free for veterans. 9NEWS is working to give that opportunity to even more veterans with a telethon on Thursday, April 4, 2024, to raise funds for Rocky Mountain Honor Flight.