New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Adam Bojarkis, new commander of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, stands with Irish Wolfhounds, mascot of the historic New York City unit. COL. PATRICK CLARE Sen.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Poet Joyce Kilmer, most famous for the poem “Trees”, was killed over 100 years ago while serving as a sergeant in the New York National Guard’s 69th Infantry Regiment scout ...

Lt. Col. John Andonie of Clifton Park passed the colors last month after commanding for two years one of the nation’s most-loved battalions. Andonie, a West Point graduate who earned a Bronze Star in ...

A New York Army National Guard battalion commander is carrying on a tradition as a way to commemorate a famous poet, 1st Battalion, "Fighting 69th" Infantry, and other 42nd Infantry Division soldiers ...

Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war as announced by the Pentagon yesterday: 1,352 Fatalities In hostile actions: 1,065 In non-hostile Sgt. Bennie J ...

Hora Al Bosh, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2004: An Iraqi boy gives freshly baked flatbread to Spc. Acisclo Melendez of Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry. As a regular part of their patrols in the areas ...

Escorted by a police cruiser with its siren wailing, the first busload of National Guardsmen returned home Monday evening after serving 10 months in Iraq with the Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment. As ...

Taji, Iraq, Dec 28, 2004: A young Iraqi child sleeps while Spc. Jesse LeBlanc — of the 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment attached to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, both National Guard units — ...