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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Macklin presents a memorial wreath this morning at 11 a.m. at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial here to honor the service of past 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers for Veterans Day.
The division headquarters traditionally presents the wreath each year at memorial sites to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the division's veterans of World War I, World War II and the Iraq War. The wreath is provided by the Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation Memorials Committee. The foundation oversees dozens of memorial sites in the U.S. and Europe where 42nd Division Soldiers served.
The division will also commemorate the past service of Medal of Honor recipient and former superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy and general of the Army Douglas MacArthur who served in the Rainbow Division with a memorial wreath at his statue on the grounds of West Point.
WHAT: Memorial wreath presentation at the memorial site in honor of Veterans Day.
WHO: Lt. Col. Patrick Macklin, an Iraq War veteran, presenting the memorial wreath on behalf of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division.
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Rainbow Division World War I Memorial, Clinton Street and Commercial Blvd, Garden City, New York
| Date Taken: | 11.10.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.10.2014 05:15 |
| Story ID: | 147463 |
| Location: | GARDEN CITY, NY, US |
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