NY Army National Guard Sgt. Daryle Lauber, a Sheridan resident, recognized for service in Ukraine
NY Army National Guard Commander Major Gen. Ray Shield's recognizes Soldier during May 25 visit to Ukranian training base
Yavoriv, Ukraine (06/05/2018) — New York Army National Guard Sgt. Daryle Lauber, a Sheridan resident, has been recognized for his service in Ukraine by Major General Raymond Shields, the commander of the 10,300-member New York Army National Guard.
Lauber is currently serving as a medic for the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine He received a challenge coin from Shields in recognition of his service during a May 25, 2018 visit to the 220 New York Army National Guard Soldiers serving with the training group at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center in Ukraine.
The New York Army National Guard Soldiers are part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Syracuse.Lauber is assigned to Headquarters Troop of the 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry which is headquartered at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
Shields presented Lauber with a challenge coin. Challenge coins are presented to Soldiers by high-ranking officers to recognize their work.
Overseen by U.S. Army Europe's 7th Army Training Command, the Joint Multinational Training Group-- Ukraine is a multinational collection of Soldiers working to help Ukraine increase its capacity to defend its sovereignty. Alongside Soldiers from Canada, Denmark, Lithuanian, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, the 27th brigade Soldiers have spent the last seven months giving insight and guidance to the Ukrainian Soldiers who train at the center.
Shields visited the New Yorkers along with New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski and New York Army National Guard Command Chief Warrant Officer Jacqueline O'Keefe.
"The chance to visit our Soldiers helping to train the Ukrainian Army just reinforced my pride in the Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard," Shields said. "We asked them to leave their families and civilian jobs on short notice and they rose to the occasion and have performed extraordinarily well."
The New York National Guard Soldiers will turn over their part of the mission to Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is scheduled to occur later this summer.
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Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, commander of the New York Army National Guard, presents a challenge coin to Sgt. Daryle Lauber at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center May 25. Lauber, a Sheridan, N.Y., native, serves as a combat medic assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine, and was presented a coin in recognition of his hard work during the deployment. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Derrick Garner)
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