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The name stuck.

Father Duffy is perhaps the most beloved figure in the regiment's history. A small, bespectacled priest, Duffy was a constant presence on the front lines. He administered last rites, wrote letters home the fighting 69th

Today, the 69th is no longer purely Irish. It includes soldiers of Hispanic, Asian, African American, and Eastern European descent. But they all wear the clover, they all learn the history, and they all answer to The name stuck