Military Benefits Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) William LeCates, left, shown on deployment, serves as a doctor in the New York Army National Guard and as a kidney specialist in private practice in Cooperstown, N.Y. He said that his service in the Army Guard has given him a greater breadth of medical knowledge that benefits his civilian and military patients. New York Army National Guard photo SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.15 MB) Photo By: New York National Guard VIRIN: 170309-A-YG824-003.JPG Photo Gallery