GARDEN CITY-Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Frank Ombross, vice president of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Veterans Association, and Col. (Ret.) Paul Gross, treasurer of the association's Hudson Valley Chapter, render a salute after placing the memorial wreath, during the association's annual pre-Veterans Day ceremony at the Rainbow Division World War I Memorial in Garden City, New York, on Nov. 7, 2026. A wreath is placed at the marker annually to commemorate the division's creation at Camp Mills in 1917. The monument was erected in 1941. It is one of several monuments which commemorate the history of the 42nd Infantry Division.
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Times Union -- Tue, 10 Nov 2026 Duty Calls: Retired Army general earns Veteran of Year Award Brig. Gen. Barry Hartman of Clifton Park was honored in Saratoga Springs for military service, leadership and dedication to preserving military history Army Brig. Gen. Barry Hartman of Clifton... (more)
WNYT -- Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Clifton Park Veteran to receive 2026 Veteran of the Year Award SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (WNYT)- Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Barry Hartman has been named the 2026 Veteran of the Year by the Friends of the New York State Military Museum (FNYMM) and... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Naval Militia promotion Michael Golden, an Afghanistan War veteran from Ballston Spa, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Naval Militia during a ceremony at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga... (more)