MENANDS--Major General Raymond Shields commander of the New York Army National Guard; right and New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski salute after placing a wreath at the grave of Chester A. Arrthur president of the United States from 1881 to 1885 during a ceremony in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands N.Y. on Oct. 5 2017 . The United States Military honors deceased presidents with a wreath from the sitting president at their gravesite on the anniversary of the past presidents birth.
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Times Union -- Mon, 12 Jan 2026 Duty Calls: National Guard teams conduct 6,166 military funeral honors A total of 125 highly trained New York Army National Guard and Air National Guard honor guard members performed 6,166 gravesite military funerals last year, according to Eric Durr, a spokesman... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Sat, 10 Jan 2026 New York Air Guard, the largest in the US, gets new commander LATHAM An Air Guard major general, who started as an enlisted airman and served in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, assumed command of the New York Air National Guard in a ceremony... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Thu, 08 Jan 2026 NY Air Guard honors Millard Filmore in wreath-laying ceremony BUFFALO The New York Air National Guards 107th Attack Wing honored Millard Fillmore, the nations 13th president, on Wednesday as the wings Mission Support Group deputy commander laid a wreath... (more)