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The National Guard celebrates its 379th birthday December 13, 2015

12 December 2015 by

HAPPY 239TH BIRTHDAY TO THE NATIONAL GUARD

History of The National Guard:

We recognize December 13th as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments - the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard – share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military. December 13, 1636, thus marks the beginning of the organized militia, and the birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard.

Learn more about The US National Guard

Take a moment today to THANK a member of the National Guard, they work hard to protect the freedom we enjoy everyday.

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