GLENVILLE- Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing provide funeral honors for New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. George Girtler on January 31, 2020 at St. Anthony Cemetery, Glenville, N.Y. Girtler, a mechanic in the wing, died of a pulmonary embolism on January 11 while deployed to McMurdo Station, Antarctica with other members of the 109th Airlift Wing. Girtler, age 37,was an aircraft electrical and environmental specialist.
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Military Times -- Wed, 05 Jun 2024 Guardsmen save life of New York subway stabbing victim Two National Guard soldiers intervened to save the life of a man who was stabbed at a New York City subway station. Staff Sgt. Joel Strickland and Spc. Desany Jacques with the New York National... (more)
WRGB, -- Wed, 05 Jun 2024 N.Y. Assembly votes to rename bridge in honor of CW2 Casey N. Frankoski The New York State Assembly passed a bill to rename a portion of the state highway system in Rensselaer on Tuesday, said Assemblymember John T. McDonald III. According to Asm. McDonald's... (more)
Stars and Stripes -- Tue, 04 Jun 2024 New York National Guard soldiers help save man after stabbing in Queens Two soldiers of the New York Army National Guard saved the life of a stabbing victim in New York City, according to a service news release. On May 20, Staff Sgt. Joel Strickland and Spc.... (more)