EVERGREEN CEMETERY, Brooklyn, —Major Sean Flynn, commander of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry and other members of the battalion, joined with New York Army National Guard veterans and family members to honor PFC Charles T. Luginsland , a member of the battalion who died in World War I. Luiglsland was one of 21 69th Infantry Soldiers killed on March 7, 1918 when a dugout collapsed under enemy fire. Poet Joyce Kilmer, a member of the 69th Infantry who was also killed in action, wrote a poem “The Rouge Bouquet “ about the event. While the other soldiers were left entombed in the bunker, Lug
EVERGREEN CEMETERY, Brooklyn, —Major Sean Flynn, commander of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry and other members of the battalion, joined with New York Army National Guard veterans and family members to honor PFC Charles T. Luginsland , a member of the battalion who died in World War I. Luiglsland was one of 21 69th Infantry Soldiers killed on March 7, 1918 when a dugout collapsed under enemy fire. Poet Joyce Kilmer, a member of the 69th Infantry who was also killed in action, wrote a poem “The Rouge Bouquet “ about the event. While the other soldiers were left entombed in the bunker, Luginsland’s family had his body brought home and reburied.
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