New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Col. Eric Olsen Formally Retires

"latham n.y." "Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy" "The Adjutant General of New York State" "Col. (ret) Eric Olsen" "former chaplain of the New York Army National Guard" "legion of merit" Iraq "Saranac Lake n.y."

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta

LATHAM , NY - Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, The Adjutant General of New York State (left), shakes hands with Col. (ret) Eric Olsen, the former chaplain of the New York Army National Guard, after awarding Olsen the legion of merit during ceremonies here on Dec. 13. An Iraq veteran and Saranac Lake resident, Olsen retired after 30 years of service. The ceremonies included other awards, enlistments and a celebration of the National Guard's 377th Birthday. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta, New York Army National Guard)

NY National Guard In the News

NationalGuard.mil -- Wed, 16 Apr 2014

New York Army National Army Guard goes Hollywood for TV thriller

EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The Soldiers of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry aren’t Navy SEALs, but now they’ve played them on TV.

Niagara Frontier Publications -- Tue, 15 Apr 2014

Niagara Falls Air Guard engineers helping to move massive radar to Australia

35 members of the 107th Airlift Wing will work on a building that will house Space Surveillance Network radar

Post Star -- Tue, 15 Apr 2014

Guardsman honored

Staff Sgt. Jeff Dorvee of Queensbury won “non-commissioned officer of the year” at the New York Army National Guard annual Best Warrior Competition April 3-5 at the Camp Smith... (more)

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