National Guard Soldier turns wartime letters into music
Jordan Kim
Jordan Kim
Reporter · Albany, NY
Jordan Kim has spent 3 years reporting on local government issues in Albany with a focus on transparency and accountability. A graduate of Ithaca College, he also contributes to various political blogs and has experience with local advocacy organizations.
More from Jordan →Reporter · Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM · 1 min read
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Ian Gindes has served in the National Guard for 22 years. Gindes is also a concert pianist and worked with a composer and singers, to put together 100 pages of sheet music that is based off letters that soldiers received and sent from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War. [...]