Video with music – Hundreds send-off Vets on today’s North Country Honor Flights 44 and 45
May 13, 2023 – Hundreds of people, two hundred twelve motorcycles, fire and police departments went to the U.S. Oval this morning for the 7 a.m. Departure Ceremony for North Country Honor Flight numbers 44 and 45. Thirty-six veterans went on a one-day trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C. The Vets included one WWII Veteran and One Korean Veteran. Veterans from Vietnam will be the bulk of the passengers, with some guardians serving in the Gulf Wars. The North Country Honor Flights will have transported 686 Vets to and from our Nation’s Capital by the end of today.
Posted: May 13th, 2023 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.