New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

A Sporting Tribute

New Yorkers Celebrate Guard Birthday in Kuwait

Photo Courtesy of Wounded Warrior Program

NEW YORK - The Wounded Warrior Project has have been fortunate enough to be contacted by the New York Mets. They have asked the New York National Guard to help them with their amazing program," Welcome Back Veterans". The Mets would like to honor Soldiers and their family members that have served in the United States Military. Pictured are Sgt. Donald Leinfelder, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, his wife Megan and children Patrick(7) and Joseph(3).

NY National Guard In the News

Lake Placid News -- Fri, 13 Dec 2013

National Guard in NY celebrating 377th birthday

LATHAM, N.Y. (AP)--The National Guard is celebrating its 377th birthday. Major General Patrick Murphy, Adjutant General of New York, will be joined Friday by some of the state’s newest... (more)

Syracuse Post Standard -- Thu, 12 Dec 2013

Thruway rescue, near Syracuse: ’A great soldier’ arrives to help save a captain’s life

Sgt. John Tirinato wasn’t surprised. He read the initial accounts of rescuers in the dramatic Thruway rescue of a New York National Guard captain, who’d been trapped in his pickup... (more)

Wall Street Journal -- Tue, 10 Dec 2013

NY Guardsman helps save captain from fiery wreck

DEWITT, N.Y.-- A truck driver who’s in the New York Army National Guard is among the Good Samaritans credited with rescuing the driver’s captain after the officer’s vehicle... (more)

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