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Buffalo resident Steven Molik, retires from New York Guard after 31 years of service

Molik served as colonel in state force which augments the National Guard during emergencies

Latham, NY (06/25/2021) — Buffalo resident Steven Molik, a retired New York State administrative law judge, and the president of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of Scouts BSA , has been awarded the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross to mark his retirement from the New York Guard.

The New York Guard is a uniformed volunteer force which is commanded by the Adjutant General of New York and augments the National Guard during emergencies. New York Guard members have been an integral part of the National Guard response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Molik, who has served in the New York Guard since 1990, retired as a Colonel in February this year.

Molik, a lawyer who earned his law degree from the SUNY Buffalo School of Law in 1979, has served in a number of New York Guard positions to include as judge advocate general, operations officer, and most recently as the commander of the New York Guard's 10th Area Command based in Troy.

Molik has been involved in a number of state response missions to include the Woodstock II concert in 1994, the North County Ice Storm in 1998, the 9/11 attack response in 2001, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and the Pandemic response.

Molik has earned a number of state awards during his New York Guard service, to include the Defense of Liberty Medal for the 9/11 response; the Medal for Meritorious Service, the Military Commendation Medal, the Aid to Civil Authority Medal, and the Humane Service Medal.

His brother David Molik, a Hudson Falls resident, is also an attorney, and has also just retired from the New York Guard as a Colonel after 37 years of service.

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