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ALBANY -- Brigadier General Patrick Murphy, Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard (left) and Chaplain (Capt.) Glen Lightfoot, present a wreath at the gravesite of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur at Albany Rural Cemetery on Oct. 5.
The annual wreath laying event was in honor of the 180th anniversary of his birthday.
President Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vt. and attended Union College in Schenectady and later practiced law in New York City. He also was a member of New York?s State Militia and served as Judge Advocate of the Second Brigade.
In 1881, he was elected as Vice-President on the Republican ticket with James A. Garfield. Upon the death of Garfield, who was slain at a train station in Washington, D.C. Arthur became president in 1881 and served until 1885. He died a year later in 1886.
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Army.mil -- Tue, 11 Dec 2018 Six New York National Guard Soldiers will be part of National Army Museum NEW YORK -- When the National Museum of the United States Army opens to the public outside Washington, D.C. in 2020; six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be a permanent part of it.
Times Union -- Mon, 10 Dec 2018 DUTY CALLS: 42nd Infantry Division gets new top enlisted soldier New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Cush, an Afghanistan war veteran, has become the top enlisted soldier in the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division.
Saratogian -- Sat, 08 Dec 2018 New exhibit details Korean, Vietnam wars Memories come flooding back for Dave Wallingford as he surveys a permanent new exhibit, containing some of his own gear, at the New York State Military Museum on Lake Avenue.
