ALBANY, (Left to Right) Lt. Col. Steven Rowe, commander, New York Army National Guard Recruiting Command, and Brig. Gen, Raymond Shields, Director, Joint Staff, New York National Guard, review the enlistment contract of Jacob Wicks (left), newest enlistee in the NYARNG's 2-108th Infantry, and son of New York National Guard Command Sergeant Major Frank Wicks. Jacob enlisted today, Feb. 25, 2013 at the Military Processing Station in Albany, NY, continuing the long military tradition of the Wicks family that can be traced back to the Civil War when his Great, great-grandfather served with

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ALBANY, (Left to Right) Lt. Col. Steven Rowe, commander, New York Army National Guard Recruiting Command, and Brig. Gen, Raymond Shields, Director, Joint Staff, New York National Guard, review the enlistment contract of Jacob Wicks (left), newest enlistee in the NYARNG's 2-108th Infantry, and son of New York National Guard Command Sergeant Major Frank Wicks. Jacob enlisted today, Feb. 25, 2013 at the Military Processing Station in Albany, NY, continuing the long military tradition of the Wicks family that can be traced back to the Civil War when his Great, great-grandfather served with the Massachusetts Volunteers in Louisiana.

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