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The New York National Guard and local officials proudly honored the 227th birthday of President Martin Van Buren at its yearly wreath-laying ceremony in Kinderhook Friday. It was a beautiful, sunny day on which to celebrate the birthday of the eighth president, who was born in Kinderhook in 1782.
For most of the soldiers, it will be their second tour of duty in Iraq.• View photo gallery
Colombia said on Friday Venezuelan troops had blown up another makeshift bridge across their frontier and were holding a Colombian soldier who crossed the border in the latest incidents to test fraying ties.
WHITE PLAINS: Army National Guard Pvt. Devon A. Drummond has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Drummond is the son of Devon Drummond of White Plains and Donna Johnson of Stone Mountain, Ga. He is a 2009 graduate of Avondale High School in Georgia.
A National Guard spouse is determined to give back to her local Family Readiness Group by creating the nonprofit Friends of the 744th.
Four airmen from the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the Delaware Air National Guard left Friday for Germany to transport and care for US service members injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Brigadier General Terry M. "Max" Haston will replace Major General Gus L. Hargett, Jr., who announced his retirement earlier this year.
The Virginia National Guard officially locks the doors and turns out the lights for the final time today at the armory on Reserve Avenue. A 10 a.m. ceremony marks the guard's move away from its Roanoke home of the past half-century ahead of the demolition of the city-owned building.
Friends and loved ones said goodbye Friday morning to 162 members of the 1171st Transportation Unit out of Dresden, TN. The soldiers are leaving to prepare for a year long tour in Iraq.
Just two days before shipping out for training, members of the Tennessee Army National Guard 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment took one more lead in the community.
Former 8th District Congressman John Hostettler no doubt surprised even some of his loyal supporters this past week with his announcement that he would seek to challenge Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh 's bid for re-election next year.Hostettler, a Republican from Blairsville, Ind., recently published a book, "Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq ," and was busy promoting it, had started a ...
An 11 a.m. dedication today will officially welcome the series of sculptures built by local artist Suzy Hendrix for Whitehaven's Dalstrom Park.Titled "Rock City," the seven mosaic-bejeweled pieces were commissioned by the UrbanArt Commission, which oversees art enhancement projects in the greater Memphis area.The pieces have been installed at both entrances of the park's footpath at Shelby Drive ...
Here are highlights from residents in Riverside, Avondale, Ortega and surrounding neighborhoods: Military - Air National Guard Airman 1st Class George Moore , son of George Moore and grandson of Betty Moore , has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Moore is a 2004 graduate of Jackson High School. read more
When Sgt. Kristopher Lydon of the Army National Guard came calling on the Ralston Foundation After-School Meadows fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders Nov. 17, he had the students walk the line.
The Madison-based Wisconsin Air National Guard 's 115th Fighter Wing is being recognized as running one of the safest Air Force bases in the nation.
A Knoxvillian has been appointed to head the Tennessee National Guard , according to a spokeswoman for Gov. Phil Bredesen .Brig. Gen. Terry M. "Max" Haston, who currently serves as the National Guard 's assistant adjutant general, Army, will replace Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr.He will be the state's 75th adjutant general."His years of experience as a commander and staff officer are vital to the ...
