National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding
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On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts, as the National Guard itself points out as its legacy of service is celebrated
Here's more detail from the same source as well as the National Guard celebrates its birthday and is recognized and appreciated for all its hard work to protect and defend our country, including during the very toughest of times.
—Based on 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.
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