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NY Army National Guard: 25 Kiersted Avenue; Kingston, NY 12401; 845-339-9192; 845-331-3975 fax; email: sgtdegrote@attglobal.net

National Guard Recruiting: Kingston 845-331-3055

U.S. Air Force Recruiting - U.S. Air Force: Hudson 518-828-0945; 478 Albany Avenue, Kingston 845-339-5223

U.S. Army Recruiting - U.S. Army: Albany 518-458-8554; Hudson 518-828-5261; 478 Albany Avenue, Kingston -845-338-7210

U.S. Coast Guard - U.S. Coast Guard: Recruiting, Albany 518-472-2218; Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties 845-246-7612; Search & Rescue 212-668-7055; Emergency Assistance 212-688-7936

U.S. Marines Recruiting - U.S. Marines: Columbia County 518-828-1880; 478 Albany Avenue, Kingston 845-338-4004

U.S. Navy Recruiting - U.S. Navy: Albany 518-489-5585; Hudson 518-828-7121; 290 Broadway, New Windsor 561-0845; 453 Rt 211 E. Middletown 343-1025

Military Links on This Site

American Legion Post

My tour of duty: U.S. Marines, 1971 - 1975

VFW Posts

Veteran's Info

Military History Sites

New York Military Museum: 61 Lake Avenue; Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; (518) 583-0184; Description:: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.

Cyber Haus Publishing: 159 Delaware Ave #145; Delmar, NY 12054; 518-478-9798; Fasten your seat belts for award-winning, war-based, travel books that trace the American Revolution along America's most scenic highways, including the Hudson Valley. The books provide complete driving directions to dozens of sites as well as detailed information, photos, maps and places to eat and stay along the way.

"War Dogs, America's Forgotten Heroes"

U.S.S. Liberty

The Gulf War

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Veteran and Military Web Sites

Civil War Women: Primary Sources

The Saint Louis Ladies' Union Aid Society

The USS Liberty

On June 8, 1967 (during the Six-Day War), Israelis attacked the Liberty, a US Navy communications vessel. It was in international waters 15 miles north of the Sinai Peninsula. 34 American seamen were killed, 171 were wounded, and extensive damage was done to the ship. Israelis immediately apologized and claimed the attack was an accidental one, although the US said that Israel had "ample opportunity to identify the Liberty orrectly." Later, Israel paid $3,323,500 in compensation.

The USS Pueblo

On January 23, 1968, North Koreans seized the Pueblo in the Sea of Japan off the Korean coast. 82 crew members survived the boarding. They were held for exactly 11 months and charged with spying. Neither Moscow nor Peking intervened; as a result, North Korean President Kim Il Sung became a demigod in the eyes of his people. The crew was set free after the U.S. signed an apology for having conducted espionage on North Korea, and promised never to do it again; however, in a procedure unprecedented in international law, the United States branded the document false before signing it.

The ship remains in Wonson Harbor, North Korea.

The SS Mayaguez

The Mayaguez was a merchant freighter bound to Thailand from Singapore. On May 12, 1975, Cambodian Khmer Rouge guerrillas in two gunboats captured the ship and its 39-member crew. The crew was charged with spying. Following 2 days of military attacks and counterattacks, the Mayaguez was retaken in a lightning raid using a small amphibious force of U.S. Marines. 15 Marines were killed and so were dozens of Cambodians.

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