New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Dage McNitt of Ballston Lake, an Iraq War veteran, received his fifth Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Colonie upon his retirement after 38 years of exemplary military duty.
Colonel John Sandefur of Gansevoort, an Iraq War veteran, received a Legion of Merit Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal upon his retirement after 36 years of military duty. He also received a Knowlton Award for his outstanding military intelligence performance.
His wife, Carol Spoor-Sandefur, was presented with the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal in recognition of her support for her husband’s career…