New York Army National Guard Welcomes New Officers
East Syracuse Resident Graduates Officer Candidate School
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LATHAM, NY (08/22/2014)(readMedia)-- New York Army National Guard Second Lieutenant Amos T. McKinnon of East Syracuse, N.Y. graduated from Officer Candidate School on August 16.
He was sworn in as a 2nd Lt. by Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General during a ceremony at Camp Smith, Peekskill, N.Y.
His new rank was pinned on by his wife Ashley and their children Desmond, Everett and Miriam.
McKinnon has been a member of the National Guard since 2012 and will serve as a Signal Officer assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Buffalo, N.Y.