The Peru Gazette

October 4, 2024, Plattsburgh – Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) presented North Country Honor Flight with $100,000 that he secured in state funding at Lake City Choppers in Plattsburgh before the first motorcycle escort departed to pick up veterans for the Honor Flights on Saturday. This funding will support North Country Honor Flight’s mission to bring local veterans to Washington, D.C., to see our Nation’s war memorials.

“I am proud to have secured $100,000 in funding in the state budget for the North Country Honor Flight,” said Jones.  “I have seen firsthand the important work NCHF does throughout the North Country in honoring and recognizing our veterans for all their sacrifices for our great nation. I am humbled to be a part of this organization and its important mission, and I will continue to support our veterans in any way I can. I want to thank the North Country Honor Flight organization and all their dedicated members and volunteers for all they do for our veterans here in the North Country.

“Thank you to Assemblyman Billy Jones for his steadfast support over the years,” said Barrie Finnegan, Executive Director of North Country Honor Flight. “This funding has been invaluable in helping us bring veterans to our Nation’s capital, and we look forward to continuing to work together to support our local veterans.”