SLEEPY HOLLOW-- New York Guard Acting Commander Colonel David J. Warager delivers remarks at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow N.Y. during a May 6 ceremony commemorating 40 members of the New York Guard who died during the influenza pandemic of 1918 while guarding the New York City water system during World War I. Their names are inscribed on a plaque set in a boulder taken from Bonticon Crag in the Shawangunk Mountains along the line of the aqueduct that they protected. The memorial is constructed on property donated by the Rockefeller family.
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Times Union -- Mon, 22 Jun 2026 Duty Calls: Past and future on display at Army birthday celebration One of the New York Army National Guards longest-serving soldiers and a new soldier completed a cutting-edge mission of sorts. Chief Warrant Officer 5 William Solmo, 60, teamed up with Pvt.... (more)
Prisim News -- Thu, 18 Jun 2026 Cornwall resident takes command of New York National Guard brigade Cornwall now has a direct link to one of New Yorks largest Guard formations: Col. Matthew Kilgore took command of a 4,000-soldier brigade at West Point. Orange County now has a direct line... (more)
Rome Sentinel -- Thu, 18 Jun 2026 New York Air National Guard announces promotions LATHAM Three area residents have received promotions in the New York Air National Guard, in recognition of their capacity for additional responsibility and leadership, according to an announcement... (more)