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National Guard Sergeant Thanks Arsenal Employees

Sgt Leinfelder meets with Arsenal employees

Photo by John Snyder, Watervliet Arsenal Public Affairs

WATERVLIET--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Donald Leinfelder explains to Ray Gaston, Watervliet Arsenal support division chief, how a similar armor kit may have saved his life during a 2005 firefight in Iraq.

Since 2004 the Arsenal team has produced more than 15,000 gunner protective kits and 6,000 overhead protection kits. The Arsenal has ended production of those kits as the Army switches to new types of armored vehicles.

NY National Guard In the News

Newsday -- Thu, 16 May 2013

Warrior competition begins at Camp Smith

Members of the Army National Guard participate in the Northeastern Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith in Cortlandt. The competition will continue for three days at the camp testing soldiers’... (more)

YNN -- Thu, 16 May 2013

National Guard members compete to become best warrior

Sixteen National Guard soldiers from the North East, labeled as the best of the best, are all aiming to become the Army’s warrior of the year. YNN’s John Wagner reports on one... (more)

NewsOne -- Wed, 15 May 2013

Henry L. Johnson Fends Off German Captors During World War I On This Day In 1918

United States Army soldier Henry L. Johnson (pictured), also known as “Black Death,” earned his fearsome nickname in France during World War I. After being ambushed by German forces and... (more)

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