WATERFORD--Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guards Honor Guard conduct graveside military honors at the funeral of Cpl. Wilfred Spike Mailloux, a 100-year old veteran of the New York National Guards 27th Infantry Division who fought on the Island of Saipan during World War II, at St. Michaels Cemetery in Waterford, New York on May 7, 2024. Mailloux, a member of B Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, was wounded during a massive Japanese Army banzai attack against the regiment on July 17, 1944. Mailloux, who enlisted in the National Guard to earn $5 per drill, was the last surviving member of the Cohoes-based company.
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WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 National Guard Major General and Genesee County native receives two-star rank NEWBURGH, N.Y. New York Air National Guard Major General Michael Bank was officially promoted to his two-star rank on Tuesday during a ceremony on board a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft... (more)
WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 "The pictures do not do justice...": Western New York Airmen respond to devastation in North Carolina: 12 Members Deployed October 1st To Serve As Temporary Mortuary Unit NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. It turns out some National Guard troops from Western New York are now directly involved in handling a very grim assignment in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene which caused... (more)
Finger Lakes Daily News -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 Additional State Help En Route to Help Helene Victims 221 State and local government workers have been deployed to the southern United States to assist communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to help with response and recovery... (more)