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Orange County Resident Is Promoted To One-Star General


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An Orange County resident has been promoted to one-star general in the New York National Guard.
Isabel Rivera Smith, a Goshen resident and Iraq War veteran who started in the Army as a truck driver in 1985, has been promoted to brigadier general in the New York Army National Guard. Smith serves as the director of joint staff for the New York National Guard. She is responsible for state emergency operations, and missions involving both the New York Army and Air National Guard. Her awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal. Smith is also the recipient of the 2017 Latina Style Military Service Award. ....

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Duty Calls:Clifton Park resident advances to major general


Duty Calls:Clifton Park resident advances to major general
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Army Major General John Andonie s daughter s Rachel, left, and Elizabeth pin the second star on Andonie s shoulders during his promotion ceremony at New York Army National Guard headquarters in Latham on Jan. 22, 2021. Andonie, a Clifton Park resident, has been serving in the New York National Guard since 2020.U.S. Army National Guard photo by William Albrecht
COLONIE - John Andonie of Clifton Park, an Iraq war veteran, has been promoted to major general and selected to serve  as the deputy director, second in command,  of the Army National Guard, which consists of 336,000 soldiers in the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. ....

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Duty Calls: Honor Guard funerals far fewer in 2020


Duty Calls: Honor Guard funerals far fewer in 2020
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New York Army  National Guard Sgt. Joshua Sanzo a member of the northern district Honor Guard, salutes the casket of Victor Frager during a military funeral in 2018 at the Gerald B. Solomon National Cemetery, Schuylerville.Spc. Andrew Valenza / New York Army National Guard
Scores of New York National Guard Honor Guard soldiers and airmen had far less military funerals to perform last year and the elite soldiers and airmen had to adjust the way they performed their duties.
Pandemic restrictions on funeral services have resulted in New York Army and Air National Guard Honor Guard teams providing more than 2,000 fewer military funeral services in 2020 than in 2019, according to Eric Durr, state Division of Military and Naval Affairs spokesman. ....

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