New York Army National Guard Spec. Tanner Scheible,

New York Army National Guard Spec. Tanner Scheible, Company C, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment (left) and Sgt. Alexis Caceres, Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment escort Irish Wolfhounds during the St. Patrick’s Day parade, in New York City, March 17. The 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment traditionally leads the country's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. This is the 165th time the "Fighting 69th" has led the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. The 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment first led the parade in 1851.