Guards women in the spotlight
Troops Staying on to Honor and Defend CAMP SMITH – The 4th Personnel Services Detachment (PSD) from Brooklyn participated in a Consolidated Training Exercise with the 56th Personnel Services Battalion June 5-8. While at Camp Smith, the 4th PSD was extremely proud to reenlist three outstanding Citizen Soldiers. From left are Sgt. Sandra Greene, Spc. Nicole Daly and Pfc. Olimel Garcia. “I want to thank you for deciding to stay in the service of our great state of New York and our great Nation,” said Capt. Mark Frank, the 4th PSD Commander. “Outstanding Soldiers like these stand shoulder to shoulder in the 4th PSD, always defending this great Nation and our way of life.” Courtesy photo.
COHOES - Cohoes High School student Kourtney Hebert tries on Individual Body Armor belonging to Staff Sgt. Karin Coons, 42nd Infantry Division June 4 at the Cohoes Visitor Center. The Cohoes High School toured the new exhibit at the Visitors Center that highlights the accomplishments of Capital Region women who served in the military and are currently serving in the New York Army and Air National Guard. The exhibit was sponsored by The Spindle City Historic Society of Cohoes and Cohoes Remembers Vets with the assistance of the New York National Guard and the Foundation of New York State Nurses. The exhibit illustrated the opportunities afforded to women in the military and reveals the contributions made through their military service as camp followers, in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, National Guard and Women’s Air Force Service Pilots. Photo by Spc. Amanda MacWhinne.
Memorial Day Observance at Seventh Regiment Honors World War 1 Soldiers NEW YORK - A wreath and remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice was presented by New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Army Liaison Team (ALT) and approximately 75 civilians participating in a Memorial Day parade and wreath-laying event in Manhattan on May 26. The parade started at the Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Avenue, Manhattan and ended at the Seventh Regiment Monument on 5th Avenue. In attendance were Veterans of the Seventh Regiment, the Veteran Corps of Artillery, veterans from area American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations and the Veteran Corps of Artillery band. Pictured from the left are Col. Glenn Marchi , Commander of the 53rd ALT, retired Brig. Gen. Thomas Principe and American Legion Post 107 commander, retired Lt. Col. Henry Lamour. The Memorial Day observance concluded with a luncheon in the legendary Seventh Regiment Armory’s “Tiffany” room. Photo Courtesy of the 53rd Army Liaison Team.
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