Last Honor Flight of 2019 This Coming Saturday
North Country Honor Flight #31 will be taking to the skies this Saturday October 12th. Two WWII Veterans, seven Korean Veterans and six Vietnam Veterans will be flying on this final flight of 2019.
Each of these deserving Veterans has a story to share from their service, whatever and wherever it was. One in particular is Ralph McClintock who was on the USS Pueblo when it was captured by the North Koreans in the Sea of Japan. This incident gained national attention as the crew was held as POW’s for 11 months and tortured as hostages. The USS Pueblo is still held by North Korea today.
The send-off ceremony will start at 7am sharp at the Veterans Park on the US Oval. Special guest Jamie Lee Thurston will be performing the National Anthem. Country music entertainer Larry Ebert will be performing “More than a name on the wall”. Larry is the sponsor of flight #31, he raised over $12,000. last May at his fundraiser held at Chazy Central School. Larry is building on that with another fundraiser coming up next May.
The parade over to Plattsburgh International Airport will follow with the Honor Flight bus, the motorcycle and Police escorts being saluted by many local fire departments on New York Ave. as well as many well wishers and the North Country Mustang Club.
The flight is scheduled to leave at 9:30am. The return is scheduled for 8:30pm and a welcome home celebration will be held at the airport.
All portions are free and open to the public. It’s a very family friendly atmosphere and the public is strongly encouraged to attend.
North Country Honor Flight would like to thank everyone who had a part in making 2019 a banner year for Honor Flight.
Posted: October 7th, 2019 under Community Events, Northern NY News, Veterans' News.