Honor Flight News
L-R Glen Miller, Barry Finnegan, Dorothy LeClair, Assemblyman Jones
WWII Veteran Dorothy LeClair will be the honoree who gets to ride in a wheelchair while Assemblyman Billy Jones does all the work at the annual North Country Honor Flight Santa Sprint this Saturday.
At 97 years young, Dorothy is coming off dropping the puck at the Plattsburgh State Cardinals hockey game and meeting students at the numerous school appearances surrounding Veterans Day. Dorothy was an Army nurse during WWII, treating patients with “ shell shock” which we would refer to as PTSD today.
The Santa Sprint is this Saturday at Latitude 45 located at 90 Montgomery St. in Rouses Point. Registration starts at 7:30am with the race starting at 9am.
Assemblyman Jone’s goal this year is to sponsor an entire flight. This fun filled family event is open to runners, joggers and walkers, Christmas attire is welcome and encouraged to add to the fun. Prizes will be awarded in various categories.
North Country Honor Flight will begin its seventh year on May 18th with help from events like this and great support from the people of the North Country.
Posted: November 20th, 2018 under Community Events, Veterans' News.