'Fighting 69th' to Lead New York City’s St. Patrick's Day Parade for 1

Thanks for letting us know CW5 Jack Cardwell that the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment led the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the 167th time on today March 17, 2018.

"The 2018 parade, scheduled for March 17, will mark the 167th time that the country's largest parade has been led by the "Fighting 69th." New York Army National Guard photo by Spc. Alexander Rector
The battalion, known as the "Fighting 69th," was originally organized as a militia unit for Irish immigrants. In 1851, the battalion was asked to lead the annual parade of Irish Catholics in case of anti-immigrant violence.
The battalion has had this honor ever since, celebrating its Irish-American heritage.
The unit was dubbed “that fighting 69th Regiment” by Confederate army Gen. Robert E. Lee, after he witnessed their charge at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862.
The unit's soldiers further distinguished themselves in World War I, World War II, and during combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan."

St. Patrick's Day Parade~2018~NYC~69th Regiment MB Fighting Irish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zfp_HDqlqQ

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CW5 Jack Cardwell Extremely interesting article!

Then again, how did my Irish great grandfather avoid service during the Civil War? Once Denis Quinlin disembarked in New York on Dec 7, 1863 at age 19, he vanished until his first marriage in March of 1867?

Just finished watching movie about them on TCM.