Here's Why the National Guard Is Over 100 Years Older Than the Other Military Services
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
The Army, Navy and Marine Corps can beef over which service was created first in the year before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, but the National Guard claims to have them all beat by more than a century.
The National Guard Bureau and the National Guard Association of the U.S. are celebrating what they say is the 384th birthday of the National Guard.
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"The National Guard is America's oldest military organization and has 450,000 citizen soldiers and airmen located in communities across all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia," the National Guard Bureau said in a Friday statement.
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