FORT DEVENS, Mass--New York Army National Guard Spec. Alex Rodrigues, a Soldier with the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment fires an M4 during the annual Logan-Duffy Rifle Match between the "Fighting 69th" of New York and the "Fighting Irish" of the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment here on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The two units have conducted the annual match, named for their commanders during the Spanish-American War since 1936.
The 1-69th won this years event.
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