NEW YORK-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers Staff Sgt. Donald Leinfelder (left) Sergeant Timothy Gould (Center) and SPC Ismael E. Diaz (right) stand with Navy Engineman Second Class Timothy Carlton and Marine First Lieutenant Matthew A. Krempel during a recognition ceremony at Citi Field during the Mets home game against Pittsburgh on Memorial Day. The servicemembers were honored during the game’s Seventh Inning Stretch. Leinfelder received a Purple Heart when he was injured in combat in Iraq; Gould holds the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster due to injuries he sustained fighting in Afghanistan; and Diaz was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with V device for leading Afghan National Army Soldiers in a counterattack during an ambush.
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WTEN -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Unknown Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetery SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) Nearly 250 years after a Revolutionary War battle on Lake Champlain, unidentified Continental Army soldiers who were killed were honored in Saratoga County on... (more)
WAMC -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Continental Army remains laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetary (audio) 250 years after the Battle of Valcour Island, the remains of Continental Army soldiers who died in the conflict have been laid to rest in Saratoga County. It was a fitting day for a funeral... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 New York Guard Mobilizes for Southern Border Mission BINGHAMTON, N.Y. New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion are mobilizing to the nations southern border for Operation Ardent Vanguard, supporting border... (more)