An Erie soldier and others killed almost 60 years ago in what s been called one of aviation s greatest mysteries will be remembered during a ceremony in Maine on Saturday.
Staff Sgt. Leslie Salada was among 107 passengers and crew killed when Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 seemingly exploded en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962. They will be remembered by family members during the unveiling of a monument in their honor in Columbia Falls, Maine.
The monument is on land donated by Wreaths Across America founder Morrill Worchester on the edge of a balsam forest where brush is harvested each year to make wreaths that are placed on veterans graves.
Nearly half of the staff at Erie County s skilled-nursing centers has been vaccinated against COVID-19, but the percentage varies significantly among the 18 facilities.
Only 21% of the staff at Corry Manor had been vaccinated as of April 1, compared to 70% of the staff at Saint Mary s at Asbury Ridge, according to the results of a survey published by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Getting our staff vaccinated is extremely important because we are dealing with a very vulnerable population, said Allen Bonace, CEO of Saint Mary s Home of Erie, which oversees both Saint Mary s at Asbury Ridge and Saint Mary s East. They have comorbidities and can catch a disease much quicker than you or I would.