NEW YORK--New York Army National Guard Col. Jeffrey Roth the commander of the 42nd Division Artillery receives the units colors from Maj. Gen. Ray Shields the adjutant general of New York during change of command ceremonies conducted at the Jamaica Armory in New York N.Y. Mar. 22 2026. This ceremony marked the changing of command from Col. Marc Lindemann to Roth presided over by Gen. Shields. Lindemann also retired from military service at the close of the ceremony.
Mar 22, 2026
DACHAU, Germnay --New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Jack James commander of the 42nd Infantry Division based in Troy N.Y. joins with military leaders surviving U.S. Army liberators and descendants in Dachau Germany on May 3 2025 to present the colors of the three liberating divisions to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi Germanys notorious Dachau Concentration Camp. The Armys 42nd Division 45th Division and 20th Armored Division are all credited with participating in the liberation of the camp in 1945.
May 14, 2025