New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

New York Army National Guard Lt Col Padraic Pat Lilly, Rear Detachment Commander, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment joins retired Maj. Gen. Pat Alesia, President of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Association in placing a memorial wreath at the 42nd Division WWI Monument in Garden City, Long Island on November 5, 2022 to honor the division’s Soldiers for Veterans Day. The 42nd Division was created near Garden City at Camp Mills, N.Y. in 1917. U.S. National Guard photo by Capt. Mark Getman, New York Guard.