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The gravesite of Union Sgt. Benjamin Levy, the first Jewish American to receive the Medal of Honor Medal of Honor for actions in the Civil War while serving with New York’s 1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at his burial site at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y. A New York Army National Guard color guard, Jewish Chaplain and ceremony speaker joined with the Jewish Community Center Association of North America and the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council to commemorate Levy’s service May 21, 2021. (U.S. National Guard photo by New York Guard Capt. Mark Getman)
| Date Taken: | 05.21.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.25.2021 14:49 |
| Photo ID: | 6662267 |
| VIRIN: | 210521-Z-A3538-1000 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1216 |
| Size: | 2.23 MB |
| Location: | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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NY Army National Guard troops honor first Jewish Medal of Honor recipient
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