Susie Belanger, (wife of Tuesday Squad taps leader - Ernie), is retiring after 20 years of volunteer service from her lead role as advocate for Blue Water Navy veterans who suffered from agent...
Did you know you can retire your tattered flag at the cemetery?
Yes you can - right at the Public Information Center there is a modified "mailbox" available to place your flags inside. Flag retirement ceremonies are held twice a year. The cemetery is open...
Pre-Qualifying for Internment at SNC
Did you know that burial at SNC is at no cost to the veterans? Included here is an article, reprinted by the American Legion Magazine, May 2020 which describes some of your benefits due to our...
Flag Folding Tips
Flag folding is a core service the HGA performs during military funeral honors. The service is regularly performed by the active duty honor guard. However, there are occasions on a weekly basis...
Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling - The motorcycle daredevil who became a mechanical engineer and saved the lives of countless pilots in WWll.
Beatrice “Tilly” Shilling had a penchant for speed. In 1913,...
New York State Women Veterans Memorial
About the Memorial
The New York State Women Veterans Memorial honors women in military service over the past two hundred years. The memorial is on Madison Avenue near the New...
Honor Guard on Display at “The Way We Were” Car Show
The Honor Guard was proudly represented at this year’s “The Way We Were” Car Show held in Ballston Spa, NY on Sunday, October 10th . This was the 19th annual show and arguably the largest...
Homage to Medal of Honor Recipient Raymond R. Wright
Wright joined the Army from his birth city of Moriah, New York, and by May 2, 1967 was serving as a Specialist Four in Company A of the 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division....
New protocols implemented between Patriot Guard Riders and the HGA
Effective today - Monday July 26, 2021 - in order to provide ceremonial continuity, the Patriot Guard will implement our newly adapted agreement. Along with newly instituted parking and exiting...
The Last Fighter Pilot
WW II "Last Fighter Pilot" Capt. Jerry Yellin on War and Survival
Captain Jerry Yellin (whose story is told in the new book THE LAST FIGHTER PILOT) was a P-51 fighter pilot stationed in Iwo...