NEW YORK- Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,leads members of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry in singing "The Fighing 69th" during unit day events following the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade,led by the battalion, on Tuesday, March 17. Dempsey, an honorary member of the regiment added a new verse to the song-- which commemorates the 69th's service in the Civil War-- which talked of the battalion's Soldiers service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hudson Valley Post -- Wed, 27 Nov 2024 Multiple Feet of Snow May Fall In Many Parts Of New York After Thanksgiving New Yorkers traveling to these areas will want to plan ahead and use caution on the roads. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul "urged" New Yorkers to prepare for "winter weather"... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 26 Nov 2024 New York Army National Guard Aviators Help Control Wildfire GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200-acre Jennings Creek fire Nov. 11-20 as state and local firefighters fought the Orange... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 22 Nov 2024 Sweden Makes State Partnership Visit to 106th Rescue Wing WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Ten members of the Swedish Air Force visited the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base as part of the State... (more)