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Army Spc. William Armstrong, a New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, receives a challenge coin from retired U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Rabbi Irv Elson, representing the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council, in appreciation of his support as a color guard for the remembrance ceremony of Union Sgt. Benjamin Levy at his burial site at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 21, 2021. Levy was a New York Soldier who is the first Jewish American to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions to save his regimental colors and rally his unit, the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the Battle of Glendale in June 1862. (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: | 6662268 |
| VIRIN: | 210521-Z-A3538-1003 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1913 |
| Size: | 2.06 MB |
| Location: | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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NY Army National Guard troops honor first Jewish Medal of Honor recipient
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