GARDEN CITY--Retired Brigadier General Patrick Alesia President of the 42nd Rainbow Division Association (right) and New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Colin Stewart the readiness NCO for Charlie Company 1st Battalion 69th Infantry New York Army National Guard salute after presenting a memorial wreath at the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division World War I memorial in Garden City New York on Nov. 7 2020. The division which is currently deployed to the Middle East was organized in Garden City in 1917 prior to deploying to World War I. Wreaths are placed at memorials to the divison located around the country during the week of Veterans Day to commemorate the founding of the division.
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WTEN -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Unknown Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetery SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) Nearly 250 years after a Revolutionary War battle on Lake Champlain, unidentified Continental Army soldiers who were killed were honored in Saratoga County on... (more)
WAMC -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Continental Army remains laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetary (audio) 250 years after the Battle of Valcour Island, the remains of Continental Army soldiers who died in the conflict have been laid to rest in Saratoga County. It was a fitting day for a funeral... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 New York Guard Mobilizes for Southern Border Mission BINGHAMTON, N.Y. New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion are mobilizing to the nations southern border for Operation Ardent Vanguard, supporting border... (more)