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Download full resolution image New Yorkers Celebrate Guard Birthday in Kuwait

New Yorkers Celebrate Guard Birthday in Kuwait

KUWAIT- New York Army National Guard Private 1st Class Tessa Marino from Clifton Park N.Y. and the youngest soldier in the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade cuts the Army National Guard's 377th birthday cake with the brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Vasquez from Queens N.Y. in Camp Buehring Kuwait on Dec. 13 2013.The 42nd CAB composed of New York Army National Guardsmen from across the state and augmented by units from Montana and Texas arrived in Kuwait last week to conduct aviation operations in the region.

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