If you’ve read any of my articles, you know that I love to spin a yarn. I enjoy hearing and telling stories, from factually historical to tall tales of folklore, and especially the soft, warm place ...
Independent Irish whiskeys are astir with news and promotions, including Grace O’ Malley, known as Ireland’s Pirate Queen, in a campaign for her namesake spirit; a cocktail recipe contest from ...
NEW YORK - For the 173rd year in a row, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, “Fighting 69th” Infantry Regiment, marched at the head of New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day ...
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 ...
On the eve of September 11, 2001, New York City's National Guard regiment, the Fighting 69th Infantry, was not fit for duty. Most of its soldiers were immigrant kids with no military experience and no ...
Lt. Col. John Andonie of Clifton Park passed the colors last month after commanding for two years one of the nation’s most-loved battalions. Andonie, a West Point graduate who earned a Bronze Star in ...