Lynbrook National Guard Members Honored for Hurricane Irene Response

New York State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy has awarded more than 4,000 members of the New York National Guard the New York State Humane Service Medal, to recognize their service during New York's response to Tropical Storm Irene.

The award recognizes service in response to members of New York's Organized Militia who who distinguished themselves by sustained meritorious service in a humane operation as a result of a natural disaster, such as floods, snow storms, hurricanes, tornados, and acts of mercy during State Active Duty service at the direction of the governor.

Receiving the award from Lynbrook were:

New York Army National Guard Spc. Jeancarlo Galindo, a resident of Lynbrook and a member of the Company F (Forward Support Company, Infantry), 427th Brigade Support Battalion, has been awarded the New York State Humane Service Medal for service in New York's response to Hurricane Irene.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Paul Dower, a member of the Company F (Forward Support Company, Infantry), 427th Brigade Support Battalion, has been awarded the New York State Humane Service Medal for service in New York's response to Hurricane Irene.

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Steven Liguori, a member of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, has been awarded the New York State Humane Service Medal for service in New York's response to Hurricane Irene.

The New York National Guard responded when Governor Andrew Cuomo activated the New York Army and Air National Guard and other components of the New York Military Forces when Hurricane Irene threatened the state on August 28.

Governor Andrew Cuomo mobilized more than 2,500 members of the National Guard in advance of Hurricane Irene's arrival in New York on Aug. 27. Since then, more than 1,500 additional troops mobilized in response to the landfall and aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which caused flooding, destruction and disarray in many upstate New York counties.

National Guard members were significant parts of recovery missions in Essex, Scoharie, Delaware and Greene Counties, with an emphasis on supporting devastated communities like in Prattsville, Margaretville and Keene, N.Y.

Check out more photos from the New York National Guard's Hurricane Irene response at their Flickr page.