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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii
Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.
MECHANICVILLE
Fallen Marine comes home Monday
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
The body of Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Denier, killed Dec. 2 by enemy fire in Afghanistan, will arrive at Albany International Airport late Monday morning and be escorted to his hometown by a procession of police cars, firetrucks and motorcycles.
ALBANY
Flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Mechanicville soldier
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Denier, a Mechanicville Marine who died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Sunday.
HONOLULU
91-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recognized for help identifying victims
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012
Ray Emory could not accept that more than one-quarter of the 2,400 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor were buried, unidentified, in a volcanic crater, so he set out to restore names to the dead.
CAPITAL REGION
Events Friday to mark anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012
Programs in the region will remember the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
CAPITAL REGION
Blue Star Mothers bring holidays to the soldiers
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012
The Capital Region NY2 Blue Star Mothers chapter conducts periodic gift drives to help boost the morale of those far away from home.
GLENVILLE
Grants to help keep bases open
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
A county organization was awarded $125,000 in state funds to help support Stratton Air National Guard Base’s polar mission and, on a larger scale, protect the base from threats of closure in the face of looming federal defense cuts.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Adopt a Soldier needs help paying for postage
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012
Operation Adopt a Soldier is having trouble raising postage for the “CARE packages” it sends overseas to U.S. troops.
CAPITAL REGION
Veterans still struggling to collect benefits
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012
The delay in the processing and awarding of benefits continues to grow worse.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Group ordered to fire convicted ex-state archivist
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Daniel Lorello, a Civil War expert with a criminal past, was fired Wednesday from his part-time position as manager of the bookstore at the New York State Military Museum.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Artifact thief working in military museum
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
A man who did prison time for stealing hundreds of items from the New York State Archives has landed a job at the state’s military museum, home to thousands of artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary War.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Peers to help combat veterans battle stress
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
A new peer-based counseling program for military veterans who suffer from post-combat stress or need help readjusting will be ready to start this winter, Saratoga County officials said.
COLONIE
Blue Star Mothers collect goods for service members
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
A local group is planning to gather supplies to send gifts to soldiers overseas during an event Saturday at Colonie Center.
Three reservists from northern New York killed in Afghanistan
Monday, Nov. 5, 2012
Three U.S. Army Reservists from small towns in three different parts of upstate New York were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle, military officials said Monday.
CHARLTON
Passing of flag symbolic for Charlton father, son
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Military service has become a tradition for one Charlton family.
