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04-24-09, 07:21 AM
Marine Reserves unit to tour NYS Military Museum

Associated Press - April 24, 2009 6:45 AM ET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - A group of American Marines is getting a firsthand look at New York state's military heritage.

More than 100 Marine Corps reservists will tour the New York State Military History Museum in Saratoga Springs this afternoon.

The museum is home thousands of military artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary War, including the nation's largest collect of Civil War battle flags.

The Marines will also get a look at the museum's arms room in the building's basement, where rare weapons from swords to cannons are stored.

The Marines are members of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Units of the regiment are located throughout the Northeast, including New York. Fox Company has deployed three times to Iraq, and returned from their latest overseas assignment two weeks ago.

Ellie