GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE --Base Honor Guard Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey carry the remains of Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso a special missions aviation specialist assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard during a dignified arrival ceremony at F. S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base Westhampton Beach N.Y. March 27 2018. Raguso was one of three Airmen killed when the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter they were flying in crashed near the city of Al-Qaim Iraq.
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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)
WTEN -- Wed, 15 Jul 2026 Lawmakers urge renaming Patroon Island Bridge after Henry Johnson ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) Multiple state lawmakers and members of the Harlem Hellfighters Veterans Association, Albany Chapter are continuing to push for the renaming of a Capital Region bridge.... (more)
USA Today Network -- Thu, 09 Jul 2026 Why are flags at half-staff in NY today? What to know Flags on all New York state government buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, July 9, in honor of Cottekill Fire Department Chief David A. Gagnon, who died... (more)