Happy 370th Birthday, U.S. National Guard
What is a few years younger than the Mayflower Compact (1620); a lot older than the Declaration of Independence (1776) and U.S. Constitution (1787); predates the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps by 139 years; and is 311 years older than the Air Force?More here.
Answer: The National Guard.
Known originally as the militia, the National Guard turns 370 years young today.
It all started in 1636 when the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which functioned as the colony's legislature, ordered existing militia companies from the towns surrounding Boston to form into three regiments: North, South and East.
posted by Fergie @ 12/13/2006 12:24:00 PM
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