HASTINGS ON HUDSON--U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, salute World War II veteran Pfc. Joseph Casaburi, for his 99th birthday after he survived a three-month long battle with COVID-19 at the nursing home Angus on Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., on December 8, 2020. Casaburi is a Purple Heart recipient awarded for his service during World War II, while assigned to the United States Army Air Force, where he was struck in the leg by a mortar fragment while deployed to the front lines in Germany.
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USA Today Network -- Thu, 09 Jul 2026 Why are flags at half-staff in NY today? What to know Flags on all New York state government buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, July 9, in honor of Cottekill Fire Department Chief David A. Gagnon, who died... (more)
National Fisherman.com -- Thu, 02 Jul 2026 Coast Guard, Air Guard rescue one after EPIRB off Montauk An EPIRB alert for the fishing vessel Miss Alexa sounded around 11:24 a.m. June 30 southwest of Montauk, N.Y. Coast Guard boat crews and National Guard aviators searched June 30 and located... (more)
NationalGuard.mil, -- Wed, 01 Jul 2026 New York Guard to Participate in July 4 Aerial Review NEW YORK Two New York Air National Guard wings will participate in a 150-plane International Aerial Review set for the morning of July 4 in New York City. Airmen from the 105th Airlift... (more)