KINDERHOOK, NY-- New York Army National Guard Spec. Craig Smith, a member of the New York Military Forces Honor Guard waits to sound Taps during a ceremony honoring President Martin Van Buren held on Dec. 5. 2013. Brig Gen. Raymond Shields, the Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard presented a wreath from President Barak Obama honoring Van Buren on the 231st anniversary of his birth. ( Eric Durr, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs)

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