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Local Heroes Take Flight of Honor – by C. Barton

Capital District-On Saturday October 4th following a celebratory ceremony to kick off the day, the Leatherstocking Honor Flight set off for a trip to Washington D.C. The Honor Flight allowed many Capital Region Veterans to “experience and reflect together at their memorials.” The Leatherstocking Honor Flight was established in 2008. Leatherstocking is hub of the National Honor Flight Network, which serves the Greater Capital District of York, Western Massachusetts and Vermont. To date over 1,000 Veterans have been escorted to Washington D.C by way of the Leatherstocking Honor Flight. Currently there are hubs in almost all of the 50 states, each supporting the mission, “to recognize American Veterans for their sacrifices and achievements by flying them to Washington D.C to see their memorials, at no cost to them.”   

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th edition of the Express.

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Veterans Hall Open House – by C. Barton

 

Schaghticoke-On August 9th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm the Veterans Hall located in the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds hosted an open house for the community as a “Salute to All Veterans Past and Present.” The open house allowed for visitors to view the abundant collection of memorabilia and the significant improvements to the hall. Veterans Hall has undergone major physical plant improvements over the last year. The time talent and donations of community members have made this hometown tribute the successful memorial that it has become.

 

Read the entire article in the August 14th issue of the Express.

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Mechanicville 8th Graders Visit D.C. – by S. McBride

 

  The annual 8th grade trip to visit Washington D. C. is always a much-anticipated and exciting time for the young students at Mechanicville Junior/Senior High School.  They get to visit the renowned sites and experience the aura of this magnificent area where so much history has happened and is still  happening today.

   The trip was coordinated by 8th grade math teacher Mara Sweeter.  It took the boys and girls to the Baltimore Aquarium and a Washington Nationals baseball game.  They visited all the major monuments, took a trolley ride and narrated tour of Arlington National Cemetery, toured the Smithsonian Museums and delighted in the sights at the National Zoo.

Read the entire article in the May 22 issue of the Express.

 

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County Opens New Veterans Counseling Center

By Harold Wessell

BALLSTON SPA, Aug. 14 and 20 – Saratoga County Supervisors announced a now-annual  fundraising event in support of services to military veterans, and a new counseling site in the County for combat vets.

The counseling location is to be a satellite of the Veterans Center in Colonie and

staffed five days a week – the schedule still to be worked out according to County Veterans Service Agency Director Felipe Moon. It is being provided by the Town of Saratoga.

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Mechanicville Elementary Holds Special Assembly Honoring Veterans – by Sandy McBride

   The students at Mechanicville Elementary School arrived at school on Friday morning knowing that it was a special day, that they would have a special assembly that morning honoring veterans.  Imagine the children’s surprise when they climbed down from their buses and filed through the front doors to find their hallway lined with bearded, leather-jacketed and be-medaled, American flag-toting members of the Patriot Guard.  Yes, it was going to be a special day indeed.

   In a moving and meaningful ceremony organized by elementary school teachers and staff, Elks Veteran Chairperson Justine Crowley-Duncan and the students themselves, the assembly featured many honored guests, introductions, music and song, recitations, video, and a panel of military representatives who answered questions from the kids on what serving in the military is all about.

 

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