COLTON, New York (WWNY) - Three north country veterans from the Colton - Pierrepont area have a busy weekend ahead of them.

They got an escort Friday from Colton to Plattsburgh, driven by state police and followed by a convoy of motorcyclists. Saturday, along with 27 other veterans, they’ll fly to Washington, DC, made possible by North Country Honor Flight.

“I’m going to be excited to see all the memorials,” said Gary Rickett, one of the three.

Rickett, from Pierrepont, Leo Villeneuve, from Colton, and John Glasgow, also from Pierrepont, are all Navy veterans who served during the Vietnam era. Rickett was a signalman on his ship, using Morse code to communicate with other ships, while Villeneuve and Glasgow were part of the Seabees, the construction division of the Navy formed during Wo

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