La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade and N.Y. Guard’s Fighting Sixty-Ninth unite in historic Iraq deployment

In 2004, Louisiana’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Despite being the Louisiana National Guard’s largest unit, the brigade required auxiliary forces to meet mission requirements. Among those answering the call was the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting Sixty-N...