Families of the “Fighting 69th” Infantry got a visit from Santa and his elves in a decorated Hummvee yesterday at the National Guard State Armory in Bay Shore, with donated toys and other goodies. The battalion’s mechanized division will be deployed to Afganistan on Jan. 16. On hand with soldiers and family members were Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone (standing in Santa hat and brown jacket), Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley and Consumer Product Services President and CEO Darren Krantz (center top). “This is for the families that won’t be together next holiday season,” said Lt. Louis Delli-Pizzi, second from left on top, the LI deployment coordinator.
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