Representative Tom Suozzi poses for a photo with members of the Harlem Hellfighters Association and the family of World War I Soldier Sgt. Leander Willett, who served in the 369th Infantry Regiment, following a ceremony announcing the decision of Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 369th Infantry, an all-Black New York National Guard regiment which fought in World War I. Suozzi and Represenative Adriano Espaillat, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, sponsored the bill, which passed the House in June and the Senate on August 9. ( A

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