Borough son heads the ‘Fighting 69th’ brigade

Harbor Watch: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyBorough sonNew York Army National Guard Capt. Dennis Tierney, an Afghan War vet, took command of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 69th Infantry — known as the “Fighting 69th” — on March 17 in Manhattan. This was the battalion’s 166th time leading the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The 69th Infantry, originally organized in the 19th century as a militia unit for Irish immigrants in New York, has led the cit