The Peru Gazette

Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Among Honorees

A Message from North Country Honor Flight Director Barrie Finnegan

North Country Honor Flight will have its last flight of the year on September 10th. The send-off ceremony begins at 7am sharp at the City of Plattsburgh Recreation Center. We expect a large crowd due to the last surviving Mohawk Code Talker being on board. Mr.Levi Oakes and his Congressional Medal of Honor will be one of the 14 veterans going for a trip they have deserved for over 70 years. There will be 10 WWII and 4 Korean War heroes on this flight, each esteemed veteran is as important as the other and all are overdue this show of thanks and gratitude.

The aircraft take-off can be viewed from a reserved spot in the parking lot. After arrival at BWI airport, a chartered bus will take our heroes to the WWII and Korean War memorials . Then it’s on to Arlington Cemetery for the changing of the guard. A stop at the Iwo Jima memorial and time permitting the Air Force memorial rounds out the day. After a relaxing dinner put on by the American Legion post 276 in Severn Maryland it’s back to BWI. A welcome home reception is planned for 10:00pm back in the parking lot at the City Recreation Center.

Many of our Veterans come home and say ” this was the best day of my life”

Please come be a part of any or all of their special day.

Barrie Finnegan

Director

North Country Honor Flight

518-569-7429