ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York National Guard will be conducting a pre-Memorial Day ceremony honoring military members who have died while serving their nation.
The ceremony is being held Thursday morning at the state Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in the Albany suburb of Latham.
The division’s civilian employees and military personnel of the Joint Forces Headquarters-New York will attend the ceremony, which will include the placing of a wreath at the Military Forces Memorial, a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps.
Ray Sestak, a Vietnam veteran from Albany, will speak at the gathering.
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