The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard. It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said to have been given to it by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. An Irish heritage unit, as the citation from poet Joyce Kilmer illustrates, this unit is also nicknamed the "Fighting Irish", immortalized in Joyce Kilmer's poem "When the 69th Comes Home" . Between 1917 and 1992 it was also designated as the 165th Infantry Regiment. It is headquartered at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.
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| - The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard. It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said to have been given to it by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. An Irish heritage unit, as the citation from poet Joyce Kilmer illustrates, this unit is also nicknamed the "Fighting Irish", immortalized in Joyce Kilmer's poem "When the 69th Comes Home" . Between 1917 and 1992 it was also designated as the 165th Infantry Regiment. It is headquartered at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.
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- Operation Iraqi Freedom
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- Antietam, MA 1862
- Appomattox, VA 1865
- Baghdad, Iraq 2005
- Champage, France 1918
- Chancellorsville, VA 1863
- Château-Thierry, France 1918
- Fredericksburg, VA 1862
- Gettysburg, PA 1863
- Hindu Kush, Afghanistan 2009
- Makin Island, Kiribati 1943
- Manassass, VA 1861
- Meuse-Argonne, France 1918
- Monmouth, NJ 1778
- New York, NY 2001
- Okinawa, Japan 1945
- Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
- Operation Noble Eagle
- Petersburg, VA 1864
- Quebec, Canada 1775
- Radwiniyah, Iraq 2004
- Rouge Boquet Chausailles, France 1917
- Saipan, Marian Islands 1944
- Saratoga, NY 1777
- St. Mihiel, France 1918
- Taji, Iraq 2004
- Trenton, NJ 1776
- White Plains, NY 1776
- Yorktown, VA 1781
- Yorktown, VA 1862
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- Gentle When Stroked; Fierce when Provoked
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| - The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard. It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said to have been given to it by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. An Irish heritage unit, as the citation from poet Joyce Kilmer illustrates, this unit is also nicknamed the "Fighting Irish", immortalized in Joyce Kilmer's poem "When the 69th Comes Home" . Between 1917 and 1992 it was also designated as the 165th Infantry Regiment. It is headquartered at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan. The regiment currently consists of a single light infantry battalion (1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment) and is part of the 27th Infantry Brigade of the 42nd Infantry Division. Its history dates back to 1849, when it was created as the 9th Regiment New York State Militia, and A Company, 1/69 can trace roots back to the American Revolution. The regiment has seen combat in five wars: the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War. It has also participated in 23 campaigns, so many that the staffs of its regimental colors are authorized to be one foot longer than normal to accommodate them all.
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