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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , November 8 , 2017

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MONDAY , NOVEMBER 13

Newburgh City Council meeting . 7 p . m . City Hall , 83 Broadway . Newburgh Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .

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By GARY M . AYD

The Hudson Valley Honor Flight ( HVHF ), a 501c3 organization , and a part of the National Honor Flight Network , flew mission 18 to and from Stewart International Airport in Newburgh on Saturday .

The flight consisted of 86 area veterans including 10 of the ever dwindling population of WWII veterans , as well as 74-Korean War veterans and two Vietnam veterans . Each veteran was accompanied by a volunteer known as a guardian . The guardians are responsible for making the veteran ’ s trip memorable and safe .

Jim Thomson , a Korean War veteran from Fort Montgomery was one of the 86 veterans on Mission 18 .

“ This flight changed a sour reflection into a positive experience ,” Thomson said . “ I would recommend it to any veteran .”

With a large standing crowd waiting by , the return flight which was at first scheduled to touch down around 8:50 , was delayed to 9:30 p . m . It didn ’ t matter . The crowd only grew in what turned out to be an hourlong delay by the time the veterans began disembarking the plane .

With countless American flags , patriotic signs and people representing every generation , gender and race looking on , the veterans began making their way off the plane and down the L-shaped walkway formed by the steel portable railings separating them from the gathered crowd .

Joseph , “ JJ ” Romano , 89 of Dingmans Ferry and a WWII veteran as well as Knights of Columbus Grand Knight had an emotional experience during the experience , which also included “ mail call ” reminiscent of the correspondence veterans would get while in service decades ago .

“ You simply can ’ t describe the experience for us veterans ,” Romano

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Joan Jados ( l ) and Chris Weslowski ( c ) with an unidentified “ G . I . Joe ” at the World War II Memorial .

Korean War Vet received a heroe ’ s welcome Saturday night upon his return to Stewart .

said . “ It was so emotional , for me , I had a 4th grader send me a piece of mail that said I was his hero .”

Shoprite and a host of other generous

and making a punishable false written statement , in the fatal stabbing of a man who was staying with him .

The indictment alleges Christopher Smith , 43 , killed his houseguest , William McMahon , 50 , sometime between April 17 and April 21 . The indictment also charges Smith with concealing the body by burying it in a planter at the Quaker Street residence and then making

J . J . Romano described the experience as emotional .

companies helped cover the cost of the flight which started at around $ 60,000 for just the plane alone . Wheelchairs were also donated and all guardians paid a $ 500 fee per person .

A Town of Newburgh man was arraigned on Monday on charges of murder , manslaughter , criminal possession of a weapon , concealment of a human corpse , tampering with physical evidence

Christopher Smith

a false statement to police who were investigating the man ’ s disappearance .

Bail was set in the amount of $ 500,000 cash or $ 1,500,000 bond . Smith remains incarcerated at the Orange County Jail . Smith is next scheduled to appear in County Court on Nov . 15 .

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Steven Goldberg .