CORTLANDT MANOR -- New York National Guard Capt. Eric Samson the incoming commander of the 719th Composite Truck Company holds the guidon with the units colors as he takes charge of the responsibility and authority of the company during a change of command ceremony at the Camp Smith Training Site Cortlandt Manor N.Y. Feb. 6 2022. Lt. Col. Michael Bedryk commander of the 369th Special Troops Battalion passed the guidon to Samson during the ceremony that marked the change of the 719th Composite Truck Company's commander from outgoing Capt. Seun Ogunkoya to incoming Samson.
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