New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Padraic Pat Lilly, the Rear Detachment Commander for the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment joins retired Brig. Gen. Pat Alesia, President of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Association in placing a memorial wreath at the Rainbow Division WWI monument in Garden City, Long Island on November 5, 2022. The wreath is placed in Garden City, site of the division's WWI mobilization, to honor past veterans of the 42nd Division. U.S. National Guard photo by Capt. Mark Getman, New York Guard.
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Army.mil -- Tue, 24 Mar 2026 175 Years at the Front: The Fighting 69th Leads Worlds Largest St. Patricks Day Parade once more NEW YORK For 175 years, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guards 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, have led the worlds largest and oldest St. Patricks... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 23 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: Clifton Park officer named best in state Air Guard One of the five airmen selected as airmen of the year of the 5,872-member New York Air National Guard is from Clifton Park. The local honoree, Capt. Anton Andriyanov, earned the Company... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 20 Mar 2026 New York Air National Guardsman Completes Arctic Warfare Training ROME, N.Y. A New York Air National Guardsman from the 224th Security Forces Squadron recently completed the demanding Cold Weather Operations Course, or CWOC, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. ... (more)