Honor Flight to Send 29 Veterans to Washington

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 4:15 AM

North Country Honor Flight will send 29 veterans to Washington Saturday to visit memorials honoring their service. A sendoff ceremony begins at 7 a.m. at the U.S. Oval in Plattsburgh. BETA Technologies will sponsor the flights and unveil the “P-51 Bustang” at 6:30. The former Saranac Central School bus was redesigned to resemble a P-51 […]

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