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New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael C. Costello standing with wife and children after his promotion ceremony held at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. on May 13, 2025. Lt. Col. Costello is a Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist for the Department of Logistics for the New York National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Stephanie Butler)

Michael C. Costello, a Guilderland resident, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Michael C. Costello, a Guilderland resident, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a May 14, 2024, promotion ceremony at the New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y. Army National Guard Col. Patrick ...

May 14, 2025, 2:29pm EDT

This marker from the French Le voie de la Liberte’ , a route commemorating the American Army advance through France in 1944, is unveiled during a May 8 Victory in Europe ceremony at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Richard Goldenberg.

NY Military Museum Marks 80th Anniversary of VE-Day

Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York, welcomed a French diplomat to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe during a May 8 ceremony. Shields welcomed Deputy Counsel General Myriam Gil to the New York State...

May 9, 2025, 2:18pm EDT

Fourteen New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to C Company 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion who received the Combat Action Badge from Lt. Col. Paul Mulligan the battalion commander during a ceremony conducted in Jordan on April 17 2024 pose for a photograph with company and battalion leaders. Ten of these Soldiers will be receiving the Purple Heart during a May 10 ceremony at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.

Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers will receive Purple Hearts during Saturday, May 10 ceremony

Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers who were injured during a January 28, 2024, attack on a U.S. base in Jordan will receive the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor on Saturday, May 10. Member...

May 8, 2025, 9:58am EDT

This marker from the French Le voie de la Liberte’ , a route commemorating the American Army advance through France in 1944, will be formally unveiled during a May 8 ceremony at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

NY State Military Museum marks 80th Anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany with a special program on May 8

The New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, and the U.S. relationship with France, during a special two-hour program on Thursday. May 8. The program, which begins at 3 p.m...

May 6, 2025, 3:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Javier Lugo, a Yonkers resident who is now the senior enlisted leader for the 369th Sustainment Brigade, receives the brigade's flag from Col. Bryon Linnehan, the brigade commander, during ceremoni(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

Command Sgt. Major Javier Lugo, a Yonkers resident, is now senior enlisted leader for National Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Javier Lugo, a Yonkers resident, is now the top enlisted leader for the 2,000 Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, the famed Harlem Hellfighters. Lugo took on his new duties during an April 27 cere...

Apr 30, 2025, 12:10pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith, commanding general of the 53rd Troop Command, passes the colors of the 369th Sustainment brigade to Col. Bryon Linnehan, a New Providence resident, during the brigade change of command ceremony at the Harlem Armory in New York, on April 27, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

NY Army Guard Col. Bryon Linnehan, a New Providence resident, takes command of the Harlem Hellfighters

New York Army National Guard Col. Bryon Linnehan, a New Providence resident, assumed command of the historic 369th Sustainment Brigade, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," during an April 27 ceremony at the unit headquarters armory in New York City. T...

Apr 30, 2025, 10:38am EDT

New York Army National Guard Sgt David Amendola, far right, the Holtsville resident who won the New York National Guard's annual shooting competition, poses with members of his pistorl team on April 25 at Camp Smith Training Area near Peekskill. Amendola, a member of the 442nd Military Police Company, had the highest individual pistol score. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jean Sanon.

Sgt. David Amendola, a Holtsville resident, wins New York National Guard pistol shooting competition.

New York Army National Guard Sgt. David Amendola, a Holtsville resident, was the winner of the New York National Guard's annual shooting competition held April 23 to 26 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Amendola bested 48 other competitors i...

Apr 29, 2025, 11:29am EDT

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Melanie Padilla, New York National Guard State Partnership Program Director poses with her family and friends after her promotion to Lieutenant Colonel ceremony held at the New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham, NY on April 25, 2025. .(U.S. Army photo by Stephanie Butler)

Albany resident Melanie Padilla is promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Melanie Padilla, an Albany resident, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Friday, April 25 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Padilla, who joined the New York Army Nationa...

Apr 28, 2025, 9:39am EDT

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. American Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army, including members of the 42nd Infantry and 45th Infantry and 20th Armored Divisions participated in the camp’s liberation. U.S. Army photo courtesy of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

NY National Guard Commander to attend Dachau Liberation 80th Anniversary

The commander of the New York Army National Guard's Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division will be on hand April 29 for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' infamous Dachau Concentration Camp. The 42nd is one of three U.S. Army divisions cr...

Apr 25, 2025, 3:48pm EDT

The New York State Military Museum unveils a new temporary exhibit for the display of “Hitler’s Hat,” once worn by the Reich Chancellor prior to the Second World War. The hat, and other artifacts, were presented by the family of World War II veteran Richard Marowitz, who was present at the Dachau liberation with the 42nd Infantry Division and secured the Nazi clothing memorabilia the following day during his unit’s capture of Munich on April 30, 1945. In this unit photo, Marowitz displays Hitler's Hat during occupation duties in Austria in May 1945. Photo by Richard Goldenberg, New York Army National Guard.

Hitler's Hat finds a home at NY State Military Museum

Adolph Hitler's top hat has a new home at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York. The hat was "liberated" from the Nazi dictator's Munich apartment by a 19-year-old Jewish Soldier from Brooklyn on April 30, 1945. Eighty year...

Apr 25, 2025, 11:16am EDT

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