Honor Flight Sends Veterans to Washington

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 4:11 AM

Twenty-eight North Country veterans departed Plattsburgh Saturday on Honor Flights 70 and 71 to Washington, D-C. Among them were brothers Gary and Elmer Durant, who served during the Vietnam era. Organizers say the trip marked the final Honor Flight before the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration next year.

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