Major Garland M. Lessley completed more than twenty-six years in the United States Air Force. His final assignment was as Assistant Chief, Operating Location M, Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado.
Born January 29, 1945, in Moberly, Missouri, Major Lessley graduated from Stephen Decatur High School, Decatur, Illinois in 1963.
Duty Calls: Two National Guard units get new leaders
Terry Brown
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New York Air National Guard
Major Gen. Ray Shields, left, passes the unit flag of the 109th Airlift Wing to new commander Col. Christian Sander as the former commander, Col. Michele Kilgore watches during a ceremony in Scotia.
Two Capital Region National Guard units have new commanders.
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, has assumed command of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Spencer replaces Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari of Winslow Township, N.J. .