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MENANDS, NY-A New York Army National Guard Color Guard joins Civil War reenactors and members of the Patriot Guard, in honoring Civil War Soldier 1st Sgt. William Francis, a member of the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first Black unit to fight in the Union Army. Local Civil War historians identified Francis' unmarked grave at historic Albany Rural Cemetery and arranged for the Veterans Administration to provide a new stone to mark his final resting place.
Francis, who enlisted as a private, served throughout the Civil War, including the 54th's assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, made famous in the 1989 movie "Glory".
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NNY 360.com -- Sun, 13 Jun 2021 Oswego resident completes long career as Army National Guard officer LATHAM Col. Ben Richardson, an Oswego resident and veteran of Afghanistan, retired from the New York Army National Guard May 16, after 32 years of service during a Joint Force Headquarters... (more)
Rome Sentinel -- Sun, 13 Jun 2021 EADS comes together for group photo More than 150 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members and government civilians from the Eastern Air Defense Sector posed for a group shot in front of two F-16s from the 180th... (more)
Rome Sentinel -- Fri, 11 Jun 2021 Barneveld man named NORADs outstanding junior officer New York Air National Guard 1st Lt. Matthew Cummings, of Barneveld, has been named the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Commands outstanding company grade officer for 2020. A New... (more)
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