MENANDS--Major Stephen Kitchen a member of the New York National Guards 42nd Infantry Division headquarters and a veteran of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantryand another Soldier place a memorial wreath at the Grand Army of the Republic monument in the Soldiers Lot of Albany Rural Cemetery on March 10 2019. Veterans of the New York National Guards 1st Battalion 69th Infantry who live in the Albany N.Y.- area marked the graves of Irish-American Civil War Soldiers at Albany Rural Cemetery and St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery to acknowledge the link between their service and the 69th Infantry which was historically an Irish-American unit and part of the Irish Brigade during the war. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr)
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The Buffalo News -- Sun, 24 Sep 2023 Dr. John W. Cudmore, 84, surgeon and major general in New York Army National Guard Dr. John W. Cudmore experienced his most harrowing moments as a commanding officer in the New York Army National Guard during the Attica prison uprising in September 1971, when he directed... (more)
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Clay Today -- Thu, 21 Sep 2023 Fleming Island National Guardsman gets new rank, responsibilities LATHAM, N.Y. Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announced the recent promotion of New York Army National Guard members in recognition of their capability... (more)