SARATOGA SPRINGS--James Gandy, librarian for the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs N.Y., holds the 150-year old diary kept by Confederate Army lieutenant James Malbone. Malbone wrote parts of the diary in a homemade code to keep private information about military movements, his sex life, and his musings about the possibility that Varina Davis the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was of African-American ancestry. Malbone's code was recently broken by Queens College associate professor Kent Boklan a former National Security Agency-trained code breaker.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Wed, 20 Nov 2024 New York Air Guard Attack Wing Demonstrates Readiness NIAGARA FALLS N.Y.- One hundred and twenty Airmen assigned to the 107th Attack Wing completed their annual large-scale readiness exercise, Niagara Warrior, Oct. 17-20. The exercise simulated... (more)
Olean Times Herald, -- Wed, 20 Nov 2024 New York Army National Guard recruiters are best in nation ALBANY (TNS) New York Army National Guard recruiters are the best in the nation again. The state ranked No. 1 out of 54 states and territories in recruiting and retaining soldiers during... (more)
Southnews.net -- Tue, 19 Nov 2024 US Northeast dealing with hundreds of bushfires in windy conditions NEW YORK CITY, New York: Firefighters in New York said on November 17 that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a stubborn wildfire near the New Jersey... (more)