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2. National Guard (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The title "National Guard" was used in 1824 by some New York State militia units, named after the French National Guard in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. "National Guard" became a standard nationwide militia title in 1903, and has specifically indicated reserve forces under mixed state and federal control since 1933.

3. Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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   A U.S. Armed Forces Joint Ceremony at the D.C. National Guard Armory in April 2008. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own uniforms and regulations regarding them. Uniforms of the U.S. Army; Uniforms of the U.S. Marine Corps; Uniforms of the U.S. Navy; Uniforms of the U.S. Air Force; Uniforms of the U.S. Space Force

4. Army National Guard - Wikipedia

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   The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army.It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole (which includes the Air ...

5. History of the United States Army National Guard - Wikipedia

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   National Guard participants in World War I included: future President Harry S. Truman, who commanded Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, a unit of the 35th Infantry Division; [135] and William J. Donovan, who received the Medal of Honor as commander of the 42nd Division's 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry Regiment (the federalized designation of New ...

6. List of decorations awarded by the United States National Guard

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   Washington National Guard Service Ribbon (WANGSR) - This ribbon is awarded to any Soldier of the Washington Army National Guard upon completion of five years of satisfactory service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States, or components thereof. The Soldier must be a member of the WAARNG when the ribbon is presented.

7. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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   Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...