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Sharon Gully, left, and her daughter, Sarah, stand next to an arsenal float with the photo of Michael Gully, husband and father, who died last June. Michael, who worked for Benet Laboratories on the arsenal, helped build floats for more than 20 arse...
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WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Arsenal fielded the largest parade contingent in the City of Albany's Veterans Day parade on November 11. This was the arsenal's 22nd parade since 2009 when it began conducting parades as part of a community relations expansion.
In front of more than 3,000 who lined the streets of Albany, the arsenal fielded 13 vehicles and more than 80 workforce and family members who proudly paraded in support of Veterans.
The Watervliet Arsenal is the only active military post between West Point and Fort Drum and has been in continuous operation since the War of 1812.
The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army-owned-and-operated manufacturing facility and is the oldest, continuously active arsenal in the United States having begun operations during the War of 1812. It celebrated its 200th anniversary on July 14, 2013. It is a subordinate command to TACOM LCMC and the Army Materiel Command.
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