The Peru Gazette

October 5, 2024, Plattsburgh, NY – Thirty more deserving veterans flew to Washington D.C. today on North Country Honor Flights 58 and 59. View Dave Brown’s photos of the Send-Off Ceremony and flight line departures with music accompaniment. The Peru Gazette will publish veteran biographies as soon as possible.

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 […]

Message from North County Honor Flight – This Saturday, October 5, will be the final North Country Honor Flight of the 2024 flying season. Flights 58 and 59 will have 3 Korean War Veterans and many Vietnam Veterans among the 30 Veterans being honored. “Thunder in the Burgh” will take place once again thanks to […]

Saturday, Sept. 14 10:00 am – 01:00 pm    Exhibits in City Hall – 2nd floor – Anchor, Murals, USS Henley display Self-Guided Tour- (maps at location)    10:00 am – 07:00 pm    Information Booth/Souvenirs – City Hall Place 10:00 am – 09:00 pm    Food Court & Exhibits – Trinity Park 10:00 am – 04:00 pm   […]

Plattsburgh, NY – August 31, 2024 – Volunteer firefighters bring trucks from several area departments to every North Country Honor Flight. They salute the veterans traveling down New York Avenue to the flight line. Peru firefighters are usually present; however, they were at the scene of an I87 accident between exits 35 and 36. Thank […]

Plattsburgh, NY, August 31, 2024 – The North Country Honor Flight flew 30 more veterans to the Washington D.C. Memorials today on Flights 56 and 57. Over the past several years, the flights have taken 860 veterans to our National Capital. The Peru Gazette will post biographies and photos of each vet as soon as […]

“We just didn’t have the membership anymore to sustain the post, so we decided to close it down,” past post commander Bill Linton said. Click here to read the Sun Community News story 

Plattsburgh, NY — Clinton Community College Alumni Association is excited to share that James Jock will be receiving the “Distinguished Alumni Award” for 2024 at the Clinton Alumni Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 17. Jim, a proud Clinton Community College Class of 1986 member, is a real estate associate broker with eXp Realty. Thanks to his […]

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]

Editor’s Error- It is Flights #54 and #55. The video’s numbers will be corrected when time permits.

June 22, 2024, U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh – Here are the vets and guardians who flew today on North Country Honor Flights #54 and #55. The photos were taken as Janet Duprey read their military biographies. The Peru Gazette hopes to post individual photos of each veteran and their military biographies late Monday or Tuesday.  

June 22, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY. – The show went on; it was probably one of the best ever. Heavy rain at 7 a.m. today didn’t deter “Thunder in the Burg” motorcycles, law enforcement and a huge crowd of well-wishers from attending the North Country Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony. Flights #54 and #55 […]

This Saturday, the North Country Honor Flight will again take to the skies with flights 53 and 54. Three Cold War veterans, one from Desert Storm, and 26 Vietnam Veterans will be on board. “Thunder in the Burgh” will leave Champlain Center to arrive at Veterans Park on the US Oval at about 6:20 a.m. […]

In honor of Flag Day, 14 June, the Valcour Battle Chapter Sons of the American Revolution presented a Certificate of Commendation to Rulf’s Orchards in Peru. The certificate reads, “In recognition of Exemplary Patriotism in the display of the Flag of the United States of America.” Representatives from Rulf’s Orchards accepted the award from Charlie […]

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June 6, 2024 – The D-Day World War II Normandy invasion occurred on June 6, 1944. Longtime Peru resident Napolean “Nap” Light was aboard one of the landing craft. In 2012, France recognized Nap for his service. Nap passed away on March 9, 2017, at age 94. This is a November 2012 Peru Gazette story. […]

Dear Dancing Friends, You are invited to join USA Dance Plattsburgh’s dance session tonight, Monday, June 3 (and every Monday eve) from 6-8pm at the Peru VFW Post 309, 710 NY-22B, Peru, near the Schuyler Falls town line. These weekly “practice” sessions are free and everyone is welcome. Our repertoire of dance music includes Ballroom […]

Flag Raising dedicated to Arthur Dupreey who died in Vietnam at age 20  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Sunday, May 26, 2024, Peru, NY 11 AM. This morning, Legion Riders from American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh conducted a memorial service for deceased members at St. Augustime’s Cemetery. The Riders conduct services at seven area cemeteries. Thank you, Legionnaires, for honoring deceased veterans.

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The website History.com states:  Memorial Day is an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May. It honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 will occur on Monday, May 27. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and […]

May 27—Don’t forget the Memorial Day service on May 27th—Memorial Day @ 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon serviced by the Auxiliary. Everyone is welcome!!!!!!

May 18, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Veterans Park, Plattsburgh, NY, Send-Off Ceremony (Note – On May 23, 2024, the Gazette updated this post to include the last four veterans. The Gazette apologizes for the error.)  Barry Badore, U.S. Army 1967-1977 – Vietnam  Barry followed his father’s footsteps into the Army. Barry received training as a […]