Soldiers of the 427th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) display the U.S. flag during the patriotic day pregame events at the Syracuse Carrier Dome on Saturday, September 15, 2007. The Central NY Citizen Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008 as part of Task Force Pheonix, the senior headquarters for training Afghan army and national police forces. Col. Gary Yaple, Deputy Commander of the Syracuse-based 27th Brigade Combat Team presided over the coin toss as Syracuse University Athletics saluted the American armed forces during the Syracuse University football game against Illinois on Saturday, September 15 at the Carrier Dome. Patriotic Day at the Dome. The "Fighting Illini" beat the Syracuse Orange, 41-20.
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Task and Purpose -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Pentagon raises Iran war death toll to 21 Two more service members have died in the Middle East as part of the Iran war than previously acknowledged, according to the Department of Defense. The revised death toll was revealed in updates... (more)
Spectrum News -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Ceremony planned for soldiers killed in Revolutionary War battle on Lake Champlain A service will be held Tuesday for Continental Army soldiers killed 250 years ago during an American Revolutionary War naval battle on Lake Champlain. This marker will be placed on the gravesite... (more)
Kingston Daily Freeman -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Military News: Mid-Hudson Valley Residents Earn Promotion Promotions The following area residents serving in the New York Army National Guard were promoted: * Quianna Biggs-Bullard of Marlboro, serving with 53rd Troop Command, to the rank of sergeant... (more)