_{Lieutenant Colonel Greg Fairbank, Guilderland class of 1992; Commanding Officer, 6th Battalion (Military Intelligence), 98th Regiment, Fort Devens, Massachusetts}

To the Editor:

Wow! Let us just start out by saying one big wow. We, the Helderberg American Legion Riders Post 977 in Altamont, held our third annual Poker Run this past Saturday to raise money to support area veterans programs, and the event was a tremendous success thanks to all of those involved.           

_{John Kilcher, Knox}

_{Cindy Pollard, owner, Home Front Café; Joe Burke, director, Altamont Free Library}

_{Dennis Cyr, Knox, American Legion Riders}

_{Hellen Wager, Altamont}

_{Al Gaige, on behalf of the Helderberg ALR}

To the Editor:

The Wounded Warrior Project has chosen Albany for the sixth annual Memorial Day 100 relay marathon. This year’s run will take 30 Marine Corps veterans 138 miles, from the World War II Memorial in Albany to the Orange County Veterans Cemetery at Goshen, New York.

Being part of some of history's most storied battles and earning a Bronze Star hasn't diminished Kenneth Bailey's small-town qualities.