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‘Fighting 69th’ brings story of fabled regiment up to date

Sunday, March 16, 2008

By John Rowen

In 2006, Lt. Colonel Charles Crosby, commander of the 69th Regiment of the New York National Guard, asked Sean Michael Flynn to write a history of the regiment’s recent participation in the war on terror. Flynn, who lives in Albany and served as an officer in the 69th, completed the history Crosby requested....

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