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New York Army National Guard Col. Richard Goldenberg, Public Affairs Officer for the New York Joint Force Headquarters, provides remarks during a ceremony to honor Union Sgt. Benjamin Levy, the first Jewish American to receive the Medal of Honor, at his burial site at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 21, 2021. Levy was a New York Soldier who received 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: | 6662277 |
| VIRIN: | 210521-Z-A3538-1011 |
| Resolution: | 2047x1431 |
| Size: | 2.29 MB |
| Location: | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 21 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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NY Army National Guard troops honor first Jewish Medal of Honor recipient
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