Capt. Paul Dangelo, an intelligence officer with the 178th Wing, receives the Ohio Cross from Maj. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, Ohio adjutant general, during a ceremony at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio, June 11, 2026. Dangelo received the state’s highest military award for valor for rescuing an injured motorist from a submerged vehicle following a collision near Springfield, Ohio, May 31, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Moeger, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)
An addition to the exhibits at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, which uses visitors’ cell phones to tell a story,  has been installed to help mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga in 2027.
Four life-sized banners featuring figures involved in the decisive series of battles which began on Sept. 19, 1777, and ended with surrender of the British Army on October 17, 1777, are featured in the...
