GARDEN CITY-Retired Brig. Gen. Pat Alesia, president of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Association, and Col. (Ret.) Bill Vorlicek, Downstate Chapter Chairman, present a memorial wreath during a ceremony at the Rainbow Division Memorial near the former gate of Camp Mills in Garden City, N.Y., May 23, 2026. Each year a wreath is presented at the memorial to the 42nd Infantry Division.The 15by5foot Alabama limestone obelisk, dedicated in 1941, marks the camp where the division assembled before deploying to France in 1917. The 42nd Infantry Division the Rainbow Division suffered 2,810 killed in World War I, 553 in World War II, and 24 in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 01 Oct 2026 New York Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response Capabilities FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. New York National Guardsmen joined state personnel Sept. 16-17 in strengthening wildfire response capabilities and helicopter... (more)
WNYT -- Thu, 01 Oct 2026 Albany Co. Exec. Dan McCoy retires from Army National Guard DELMAR, N.Y. (WNYT)- Master Sgt. Dan McCoy retired from the New York Army National Guard after 37 years of service and was honored at a ceremony in Delmar. McCoy retired during a Sept. 25... (more)
Saratoga Today -- Thu, 01 Oct 2026 Department of NY VFW Donates $5,000 to Support Friends of the NYS Military Museums Global War on Terrorism Campaign The Friends of the New York State Military Museum announced recently that the Department of New York VFW has donated $5,000 to the Friends ongoing Global War on Terrorism campaign to recognize... (more)