Flushing, NY -- New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sharon Rimal holds the coin used in the pre-match coin toss inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open Tennis Tournament on Labor Day. Rimal and U.S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Terrance Holliday, the commissioner of veterans affairs for New York City, were recognized in a short ceremony during the third annual Military Appreciation Day at the US Open. Rimal serves with the NY Army National Guard’s 27th Financial Management Co. as the Readiness NCO and returned in the spring from a deployment to Kuwait.
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NY National Guard In the News
Batavia Daily News -- Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Bethany resident in National Guard promoted to staff sergeant Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 25 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: New York Air National Guard officer honored for 42 years of duty New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles Longlois, of Mayfield in Fulton County, received a Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal earlier this month,... (more)
Albany Times Union, Aug. 21 -- Thu, 21 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: West Point grad advances to Army National Guard colonel Mathew Kilgore, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, has advanced to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard. The 2002 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point... (more)