69th Infantry Regiment (New York)

69th Infantry Regiment
69th Infantry Regiment coat of arms
Active	1849–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Light infantry
Size	One battalion
Garrison/HQ	New York City & Long Island
Nickname(s)	Fighting Sixty-Ninth (special designation)
Motto(s)	Gentle When Stroked; Fierce when Provoked Battle cries: "Faugh a Ballagh" ("Clear The Way!") (Civil War) "Garryowen in Glory!" (WW1)
Colors	Green
March	Garryowen
Mascot(s)	Irish Wolfhound
Anniversaries	17 March (St Patrick's Day)
Engagements	Afghanistan Campaign Hindu Kush 2009 RC East 2012 RC South 2012 Iraqi Campaign Baghdad 2005 Radwiniyah 2004 Taji 2004 World War II Okinawa, Japan 1945 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1944 Makin Island, Kiribati 1943 World War I Meuse-Argonne, France 1918 St. Mihiel, France 1918 Château-Thierry, France 1918 Champage, France 1918 Rouge Boquet Chausailles, France 1917 American Civil War Appomattox, VA 1865 Petersburg, VA 1864 Gettysburg, PA 1863 Chancellorsville, VA 1863 Fredericksburg, VA 1862 Antietam, MD 1862 Yorktown, VA 1862 Manassass, VA 1861
Commanders
Current commander	Don Makay
Notable commanders	Michael Corcoran Thomas Francis Meagher "Wild Bill" Donovan Martin H. Foery
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°59′2″W / 40.74139°N 73.98389°W / 40.74139; -73.98389

Garryowen

Afghanistan Campaign
Hindu Kush 2009
RC East 2012
RC South 2012
Iraqi Campaign
Baghdad 2005
Radwiniyah 2004
Taji 2004
World War II
Okinawa, Japan 1945
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1944
Makin Island, Kiribati 1943
World War I
Meuse-Argonne, France 1918
St. Mihiel, France 1918
Château-Thierry, France 1918
Champage, France 1918
Rouge Boquet Chausailles, France 1917
American Civil War
Appomattox, VA 1865
Petersburg, VA 1864
Gettysburg, PA 1863
Chancellorsville, VA 1863
Fredericksburg, VA 1862
Antietam, MD 1862
Yorktown, VA 1862

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 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.