GARDEN CITY, -- New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Macklin and Staff Sgt. Justin Wolcott from the 42nd Infantry Division presented a memorial wreath on behalf of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division on Monday morning, Nov. 10 at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial located in Garden City to honor the service of past 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers for Veterans Day.The division headquarters traditionally presents the wreath provided by the Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation Memorials Committee each year at memorial sites to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the division's veterans of WWI, WWII and the Iraq War. The wreath is . The foundation oversees dozens of memorial sites in the U.S. and Europe where 42nd Division Soldiers served.
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Times Union -- Mon, 02 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: Air National Guard recruiter achieves a milestone New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jason Malm achieved a milestone with the recruitment of 200 airmen. Malm, a recruiter with the 109th Airlift Wing, achieved that career milestone by... (more)
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