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Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. joined the DC National Guard in 1899, around the time of the Spanish-American War, for a short period of time after his regiment was disbanded. In the picture above, Davis is somewhere in France, in August, 1944, observing a Signal Corps crew positioning poles.
The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned. Three of their children were born there and one, Eddie, died there. The house contains twelve rooms spread over two floors. During the time he lived here, Lincoln was elected to ...
The Illinois Army National Guard was originally formed in 1712 as a colonial French militia.The militia worked under British sovereignty in the mid-eighteenth century, until the American Revolutionary War, when in 1779 Colonel George Rogers Clark, with 200 frontiersmen, of the Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Forces, from Kaskaskia, captured Fort Sackville from British Colonel Henry Hamilton ...
English: The history and honors of the Headquarters, DC National Guard provides insight into the formation of the DCNG, it lineage, symbolism, and campaign participation. Date 18 February 1986
DC, red tailstripe with stars. The 113th Wing, known as the "Capital Guardians", is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. If activated to federal service, the fighter portion of the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force 's Air Combat Command, while the airlift portion is gained ...
More: With renovations on horizon, Springfield Art Museum to be closed fall 2024 through 2027. This year's exhibition features four thesis bodies of work by Mara Cressey, Anton Pleshka, Erin Sedra ...
Department of Defense: The Presidential Inauguration Support Ribbon is the United States National Guard military decoration awarded to National Guardsmen who support U.S. Presidential Inaugurations and meet certain criteria. It was first awarded following the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021.
The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the eastern United States, located in Washington, D.C., east of the U.S. Capitol building. Managed by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the Armory was constructed [3] and opened in 1941, as the headquarters, [4] armory, and training facility [3] for the District of Columbia National Guard.