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Major General Anthony Woods, Commander, Texas State Guard. The Texas State Guard has its roots in Stephen F. Austin's colonial militia. On February 18, 1823, Emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, authorized Austin who was the leader of the first non-Spanish efforts of Texas settlement "to organize the colonists into a body of the national militia, to preserve tranquility."
The Texas State Guard, only subject to Title 32 of the United States Code which legally empowers individual states to maintain military forces. Since 1903, the Texas National Guard designation has remained the same while the Texas State Guard has been designated as the: Texas Reserve Militia, 1905-1913 [15] Texas Home Guard, 1914-1918 (World ...
The Texas State Guard Commanding General's Individual Award is the tenth highest military decoration that can be conferred to a service member of the Texas Military Forces. [1] Subsequent decorations are conferred by a bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem device.
Personnel who served in the Texas State Guard or predecessor units. Pages in category "Texas State Guard personnel" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
T. Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal; Texas State Guard Commanding General's Individual Award; Texas Adjutant General's Individual Award; Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal
State defense forces (also known as state guards, state military reserves, or state militias) in the United States are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. (Unless formally federalized by congress and approved by POTUS)
The Texas State Guard Meritorious Service Ribbon is the ninth highest military decoration that may be conferred to a service member of the Texas Military Forces. [1] Subsequent decorations are denoted by a bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem device.
Texas State Guard Service Medal; Type: Military award: Awarded for: Service: Description: The drape is a moiré ribbon of yellow, blue, white and red stripes that are 3/32 inch wide each. The medal is a bronze cross pattée with the coat of arms of the Texas State Guard and the words "Texas State