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 -- Tue, 16 Jul 2024 Scotias 139th Aeromedical Squadron best in nation GLENVILLE - The New York Air National Guard's 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron airmen have earned a Best in the Air National Guard Award. The squadron is an element of the 109th Airlift... (more)
Army.mil -- Mon, 15 Jul 2024 New York National Guard inks State Partnership Program agreement with Swedish military The New York National Guard and Swedish military entered into a joint training agreement on Friday, July 12, as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program during a ceremony held... (more)
Finger Lakes Daily News -- Sat, 13 Jul 2024 NY National Guard, Swedish Armed Forces Reach Partnership Agreement A state partnership agreement has been signed between the New York National Guard and the Swedish Armed Forces. According to the Governors Office, the agreement allows the New York National... (more)