COLONIE – The Town of Colonie will honor over 1,200 fallen heroes from the Capital District in a unique way this spring, and they are looking to the local community to help.

The project, titled Operation: Please Remember Me’ aims to support the heroes of the Capital District by hanging 140 flags along Route 9 in Colonie.

The flags will be hung from Memorial Day Observance on May 18 through July 6.

To support the project, community members or local businesses can purchase a flag and give a donation.

For more information on this project, click here. 

LATHAM – The New York Military Museum Program is focusing on a traitor who was once a Hero. Following is more information:

Before he was a traitor, Benedict Arnold was an American hero and the New York State Military Museum and Friends of the Saratoga Battlefield will co-sponsor a program about one of his early exploits on January 26.

Presented by Revolutionary War historian and Saratoga National Battlefield seasonal ranger Larry Arnold, the talk will focus on one of Arnold's early exploits, when he raided a British fort.

The talk:" Arnold on Arnold: May 18, 1775; The Day Benedict Arnold saves America's Revolution" will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday January 26.

While Benedict Arnold is best known today for his failed plot to sell out the American Army at West Point, as well as General George Washington, Arnold was famous for his bold attacks against the British.