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Download full resolution image Long-time leader retires after almost 42 years

Long-time leader retires after almost 42 years

LATHAM- New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski receives the Legion of Merit from Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, during retirement ceremonies held on Friday, July 7, 2023 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, as Piwowarski concluded a military career which began in 1981. He was replaced as the senior enlisted leader for the New York Army Guard by Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris.

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