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New York Air Guard honors former President Chester Arthur
October 5, 2021
Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Trottier, the senior enlisted leader for the 109th Airlift Wing, salute after placing a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave pf President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York Oct. 5, 2021.Each year, former presidents are honored on their birthday with the presentation of a wreath from the current president at their gravesite by military leaders.
New York National Guard honors 21st president
October 5, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers forming a color guard move into position during a ceremony saluting President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, at his burial site in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York, on Oct. 5, 2020. The current occupant of the White House sends a wreath to mark the gravesites of former presidents on their birthdays. The wreath is presented by a military leader. Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general, Army, of the New York National Guard, presented the wreath.