NEW YORK -- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1501st Quartermaster Company (Field Feeding) set up a field kitchen as part of the Veteran Food Festival hosted by the South Street Seaport Foundation at the South Street Seaport on May 25, 2025. The event-- conducted as part of Fleet Week-- was designed to give veterans insight into jobs in the food service industry and let the public learn about military food specialists. Food service specialists from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard also participated. Chef Jaume Biarnes also showed the military cooks ways to prepared MREs in exciting ways at the Yondu Culinary Studios.
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Times Union -- Mon, 11 May 2026 Duty Calls: Two National Guard officers advance to brigadier general Two New York National Guard officers have advanced to the rank of brigadier. Jason Lefton, of Niskayuna, a veteran of the Iraq War, was promoted to brigadier general while commanding the... (more)
WNYT -- Thu, 07 May 2026 WWII soldier Joseph Burke laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetery SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (WNYT)- Second Lt. Joseph Burke was laid to rest with military honors after his remains were identified decades after he died as a prisoner of war. The funeral ceremony... (more)
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