Yama Sakura Soldiers Celebrate National Guard Birthday

By Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg, 42nd Infantry Division Public AffairsDecember 13, 2009

Yama Sakura Soldiers Celebrate National Guard Birthday
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven Wickstrom (left) and division Soldier Pfc. Callie Haynes cut a cake to celebrate the 373rd Birthday of the National Guard during Yama Sakura 57 bilateral command post training exercise with members of th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Troops Gather to Celebrate National Guard Birthday
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division commemorate the 373rd Birthday of the National Guard at Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan on Dec. 13 during Yama Sakura 57. About 120 Citizen Soldiers from the Rainbow Division depl... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
National Guard's 373rd Birthday
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The celebration of the National Guard Birthday in Hokkaido, Japan included commemorative prints of the first muster of milita troops in 1636. The framed prints were presented to Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, USARPAC Commanding General and partner comm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Yama Sakura 57 Leaders Celebrate National Guard Birthday
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, USARPAC Commanding General, addresses National Guard Soldiers with New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven Wickstrom, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, during the Dec. 13 National Guard Birthday celebration ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL