U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th, Flanders

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (left) and 30th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (right), at the Bellicourt Tunnels monument, Villers-Guislain, France, Aug. 6, 2018. Soldiers of the 27th and 30th Divisions spearheaded the battle in this area which broke the German lines in 1918. As part of commemorations of the centennial of the end of WWI, the 27th and 30th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams sent Soldiers to to Belgium and France to conduct ceremonies and tour famous locations to commemorate the event. Both brigades trace their history to divisions which fought in World War I. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)