LATHAM,NY--The 130 members of the New York Military Forces Honor Guard provided military honors at the funerals of more than 10,000 New York veterans and Soldiers in 2010. A team of New York Military Forces Honor Guard members also took first place in the National Guard’s annual honor guard competition held in September 2010 at Fort Snelling, Minn.
In this picture a New York Military Forces Honor Guard team carries the casket of New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert, who was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving with the 10th Mountain Division.
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WTEN -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 New York State helping with Helene recovery efforts (video) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)New York is helping southern states that have been hit by Helene, especially North Carolina. On Monday, 30 members of New York States Incident Management Team left for... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 New York state sending National Guard to help those affected by Hurricane Helene (video) ROCHESTER, N.Y. New York state is sending the National Guard to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. What You Need To Know New York state is sending the National Guard to help those... (more)
WAMC -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 Tanks and Tools: New York Army National Guard gets new maintenance shop (audio) The New York Army National Guard has cut the ribbon on a new Field Maintenance Shop in Troy. Major General Ray Shields says the garage will better service 1,500 of the National Guards vehicles... (more)