New N.Y. Army Guard Soldiers meet their units

Photo By Staff Sgt. Andrew Valenza | U.S. Army National Guard soldiers from Bravo Company, Recruiting and Retention Command, shake hands with their Drill Sergeant during a Battle Handoff Ceremony in the Queensbury Armory, Queensbury N.Y., May 21, 2017. Each soldier had reached the required amount of time in service to be promoted from the grade of Pvt. to Pv2 or Pv2 to Pfc. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Andrew Valenza)  

QUEENSBURY, NY, UNITED STATES

05.21.2017

Story by Pfc. Andrew Valenza 

New York National Guard

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - Eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers graduated from the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP), on Sunday May 21st, 2017 at the Queensbury Armory here.

The Soldiers had recently returned home from Basic Combat Training and
Advanced Individual Training and were being handed off to their first unit.

The Soldiers:
o Pvt. Justin Foster, from Schenectady N.Y. ;
o Pvt. Terran Paul, from Troy N.Y.;
o Pfc. Kyle Lamica, from North Bangor N.Y.;
o Pvt. Jamie Bigelow, from Saranac Lake N.Y.;
o Pfc. Aron Countryman, from Malone N.Y.;
o Pvt. Robert Hoard, from Berlin N.Y.;
o Pvt. Zachary Fowler, from Troy N.Y.;
and Pvt. Jason Simon, from Scotia N.Y. met representatives from their units before conducting a Battle Handoff Ceremony, led by Master Sgt. Jason Williamson, B Co. Recruiting and Retention 1st PLT Section Chief, in front of family and friends.

• Date Taken: 05.21.2017
• Date Posted: 05.24.2017 12:00
• Story ID: 235066
• Location: QUEENSBURY, NY, US