The Peru Gazette

Veteran Bazil Burns received his Orders of the Day

Gary Edwards is escorting Charles Filion of Plattsburgh

John Stafford is escorting Ruldolph Chapola of Champlain

By John T. Ryan

Fourteen World War II and Korean War Veterans and their escorts are members of today’s North Country Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Peru residents Gary Edwards and John Stafford are serving as escorts while Denis Mousseau is a Flight Leader. The Peru Gazette was honored to be present for this morning’s ceremonies at the Base Oval and at the veteran’s arrival at Clinton County International Airport. A huge crowd was present for the wonderful ceremonies. Click here to view these and several more Peru Gazette Photos (Accompanied by music if viewed on a PC) 

• Bazil Burns – Queensbury
• John Carey – Long Lake
• Rudolph Chapola – Champlain
• Charles Filion – Plattsburgh
• John Hansen – Chazy
• Daniel Henry – Massena
• Robert Jerdo – Westport
• Victor Lambert – Plattsburgh
• John Murphy – Plattsburgh
• Robert Noody – Star Lake
• Raymond Plante – Elizabethtown
• John Waldron – Port Henry
• Reginald Wells – Plattsburgh
• Charles Austin – Whitehall
• Pauline Stone – Flight Leader 1
• Denis Mousseau – Flight Leader 2