MENDONOfficials speak to each other following a ceremony held on June 11, 2023, in Mendon, New York to unveil a monument dedicated to three New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots who lost their lives when their UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in Mendon during a night training mission on January 20, 2022. The design of three flying geese commemorates warrant officers Steven Skoda, Daniel Prial and Christian Koch who were killed in the crash. Town officials commissioned the monument and a local artist created it. The memorial also includes plaques commemorating the three Guardsmen.
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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)