The Fighting 69th is perhaps the most famous infantry regiment in the history of the United States.  Their history, from the 69th New York State Militia to the present day 69th Infantry (Mechanized) tells many stories...

Stories of immigrants, struggling against prejudice in their adopted land. The way they assimilated into that land's society and the way they changed that society in the process.

Stories of the sons and grandsons of immigrants who fought with unquestioned patriotism in the war to end war, and in the war after that one, and the war against terroism.

Stories told against the background of a nation growing in industrial, economic and political power.

Stories of volunteers and of draftees, of heroes and ordinary soldiers, of priests, poets, and politicians, of laborers, lawyers and leaders.  

These web pages will attempt to tell some of those stories and to honor those who have served in its ranks and who still serve to this day.

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This page was last updated on 10/02/06 .