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NY Guard remembers WW I members

SLEEPY HOLLOW-- New York Guard Col. Raymond Mechmann, speaks during a ceremony honoring 40 members of the state defense force who died one duty during World War I guarding New York's infrastructure to prevent attacks at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y on May 7, 2017. Most of those Guardsmen, whose names are on the memorial shown here, fell victim to the influenza pandemic which swept the world in 1918.

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NY National Guard In the News

Oswego County News Now -- Thu, 23 Jul 2026 Local residents promoted in Army National Guard LATHAM Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)

Department of War -- Tue, 21 Jul 2026 New York Guardsmen, Greenland Airports Partner to Improve Lodging Facility The New York Air National Guard, New York Army National Guard and Greenland Airports are working together to improve living conditions for airmen by repairing a long-standing roof issue at... (more)

Times Union -- Wed, 15 Jul 2026 Leaders urge Hochul to sign bill renaming Patroon Island Bridge for Henry Johnson Naming the bridge in honor of Black WWI hero would correct present-day attempts to whitewash history, state Sen. Pat Fahy said ALBANY Under hazy skies from Canadian wildfire smoke that state... (more)

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