Cedarhurst state Guard commitment’s honored

Rabbi Capt. Mark Getman from Cedarhurst, serving with the NY Guard Headquarters, received the New York Guard Commander’s Citation and 10-year Long and Faithful Service during recent unit training events last month.

The New York Guard is a force of 500 uniformed volunteers, organized as a military unit, who augment the New York National Guard during state emergencies. They provide administrative and logistics support to the National Guard. Members of the New York Guard have been involved in flood control efforts along the Lake Ontario shoreline this summer.

The New York National Guard (New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs) is the state’s executive agency responsible to the governor for managing New York’s military forces, which consists of nearly 20,000 members.

Getman was also recognized for his military service as he received the Veteran of the Game award at the Dec. 11 Brooklyn Nets game, where the home team lost 113-108 to the Charlotte Hornets.