New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

WW II Aviator Remains Closer to Home

106th Rescue Wing Airmen Honored for Courage

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Petibone, Guard Times Staff

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT--Members of the New York Military Forces Honor Guard carry the remains of United States Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Ray Fletcher from a plane to a waiting hearse Wednesday, Aug. 18 during an honorable transfer of remains ceremony here.
Fletcher and three others were killed in 1944 when the B-25 medium bomber he was piloting crashed into a mountainside on the Mediterranian Island of Corsica.
His remains were finally recovered in 1995 and identified in 2009. Fletcher will be interred in Essex Junction, Vermont.

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NY National Guard In the News

Syracuse.com -- Tue, 10 Dec 2013

Police: Drone protesters have right to free speech; not to trespassing on Hancock air base (video)

Salina, NY --Syracuse resident Ed Kinane has been to Afghanistan. And he’s talked to refugees who fled their villages because, he said, they feared the drones flying overhead.

Times Union -- Sun, 08 Dec 2013

Duty Calls: Colonel earns Legion of Merit medal

New York Army National Guard Col. Richard Sloma of Niskayuna has received a Legion of Merit medal in recognition of his 31 years of service in the Army, the Army Reserve and the National Guard.

WHEC -- Sat, 07 Dec 2013

National Guard soldiers honored for saving lives in Afghanistan

Some local soldiers were recognized Saturday for their service to our country.

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