Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing sharpened their skills during a Combat Readiness Exercise held Aug. 6-10 at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
BOONVILLE, N.Y. – Eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers provided funeral honors for a World War II Soldier who survived the infamous Bataan Death March --only to die in a Japanese POW camp later-- on August 23, 2005.
Army Private Harland Hennessey, a resident of Boonville New York, was interred next to the graves of his parents with full military honors provided by the New York Army National Guard Honor Guard.
The New York Honor Guard also conducted the plane side ceremony in Rochester when Hennessey’s remains arrived back in New York at the Greater Rochester-Frederick Douglas International Airport on August 21.
Being part of this service was memorable, said Army Guard Sgt. Justin Kehati, a member of the New York...
