WADDINGTON â Former Democratic candidate for New Yorkâs 116th Assembly seat and current Waddington Town Supervisor Alex V. Hammond will be deploying to New York City to help in the fight against COVID-19.
According to a release issued Sunday, Mr. Hammond was promoted to the rank of captain in the New York Army National Guard when he was re-activated. He will be stationed at the Javits Center in Manhattan, which was converted into a field hospital last spring, and will assist there with vaccine distribution.
Mr. Hammond was first activated to assist in the pandemic over the spring, and served for three months, working as a personnel officer in Utica.
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 6:05 am
WADDINGTON Waddington Town Supervisor Alex V. Hammond has been promoted to the rank of Captain in the New York Army National Guard and has been activated to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hammond ran for the New York Assembly District 116 in 2020, challenging the Republican incumbent Mark Walczyk. Last spring, when the pandemic broke out, both Assemblyman Walczyk and Supervisor Hammond were called to active duty. Walczyk served just over a month while Hammond served just over three months.
This second activation for Supervisor Hammond comes in the wake of uncertain times in the country. Just a week ago, the US Capitol building was stormed by protesters prompting the New York Army National Guard to send 1,000 troops to Washington D.C.
Duty Calls: Honor Guard funerals far fewer in 2020
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua Sanzo a member of the northern district Honor Guard, salutes the casket of Victor Frager during a military funeral in 2018 at the Gerald B. Solomon National Cemetery, Schuylerville.Spc. Andrew Valenza / New York Army National Guard
Scores of New York National Guard Honor Guard soldiers and airmen had far less military funerals to perform last year and the elite soldiers and airmen had to adjust the way they performed their duties.
Pandemic restrictions on funeral services have resulted in New York Army and Air National Guard Honor Guard teams providing more than 2,000 fewer military funeral services in 2020 than in 2019, according to Eric Durr, state Division of Military and Naval Affairs spokesman.
The lesson of the Capitol riot must be that nobody is above the law
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of former president Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. Reuters
A supporter of US President Donald J. Trump sits on the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after supporters of US President Donald J. Trump breached the US Capitol security in Washington. EPA
Police detain a person as supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the US Capitol. AFP
Protesters enter the US Capitol Building. AFP
Photo: SCPD Facebook page. When Officer Bethany Green returned to work as a patrolwoman in the Suffolk County Police Department after her deployment in the Middle East, she presented flags and a plaque to the third precinct where she works. Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Inspector John Rowan and Deputy Inspector Darrel Simmons welcomed Green back to work and accepted the plaque. Green, a patrol officer in the Third Precinct, is also a Major in the United States Army. She recently returned from a deployment in the Middle East. According to her online profile, Green serves as a JAG attorney in the New York Army National Guard and is a former Suffolk County assistant district attorney. She served in Afghanistan in 2011 to 2012 and joined the police force in 2013. She was also a Stony Brook University 40 Under 40 honoree.