NEWBURGH--Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa (left) and Tech Sgt. Joseph Lemm, both members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing's 105th Base Defense Squadron, who were killed in action in Afghanistan on Dec. 21 2015, have been awarded the Bronze Star with V for Valor for their actions that day. The two Air Guardsmen were honored for giving their lives to save other Airmen from a suicide bomber. Four other Airmen died alongside them.
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Military.com -- Thu, 13 Nov 2025 Four in a Row: New York National Guard Tops Nation Again in Recruiting For the fourth year in a row, the New York Army National Guard (NYARNG) is outpacing recruiting numbers compared to more than four dozen of its counterparts. The NYARNG has exerted prowess... (more)
WKBW -- Tue, 11 Nov 2025 Definitely like a blessing to be back': Buffalo-based National Guard members return from deployment (video) CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) More than 100 New York Army National Guard members returned home to Buffalo on Veterans Day after completing a nine-month deployment in Africa, creating an emotional... (more)
WGRZ -- Tue, 11 Nov 2025 Western New York Soldiers return from Africa on Veterans Day (video) BUFFALO, N.Y. More than 140 Soldiers from the New York Army National Guards Buffalo-based 152nd Engineer Support Company are home after spending the past nine months deployed in the Horn... (more)