ARLINGTON,VIRGINIA --U.S. Army Spc. Rory Endsley right an infantryman with Bravo Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 42nd Infantry Division New York National Guard and Pulaski N.Y. native discusses the history Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. William Wild Bill Donovan during a senior leader-let visit to the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va. Feb. 14 2021. Donovan who would go on to serve as the head of the Office of Strategic Services the precursor to the CIA received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the 165th Regiment 42nd ID New York National Guard when he personally led an assault wave in an attack upon a strongly organized enemy position near Landres-et-St. Georges France Oct. 14-15 1918.
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Times Union -- Mon, 29 Sep 2025 Duty Calls: Air National Guard airman advances to colonel James Vendetti, a Rotterdam resident who began his military career as an Army private, has been promoted to colonel while serving with the New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing at... (more)
KATC -- Thu, 25 Sep 2025 La. Guards Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Task Force Bandit NEW ORLEANS This November, the Louisiana National Guards 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will mark 20 years since returning from its historic deployment to... (more)
National Guard.mil -- Tue, 23 Sep 2025 New York Air Guards 109th Airlift Wing Ends Successful Greenland Season STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. The New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its 2025 support season for National Science Foundation research in Greenland. ... (more)