| NATIONAL GUARD HISTORY |
The National Guard, the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one
of the nation's longest enduring institutions, celebrated its 366th birthday in 2002. The
National Guard traces its history back to the earliest English colonies in North America.
Responsible for their own defense, the colonists drew on English military tradition and
organized their able-bodied male citizens into militias.
The Guard doubled the size of the Regular Army when it was mobilized in 1940, more than a
year before Pearl Harbor, and contributed 19 divisions to that war, as well as numerous other
units including Guard aviation squadrons. More than 138,000 Guardsmen were mobilized for
Korea, followed by numerous smaller mobilizations for the Berlin Crisis, Vietnam, and
numerous strikes and riots at home. Approximately 63,000 Army Guardsmen were called to
serve in Desert Storm, and in the decade since then Guardsmen have seen a greater role
than ever before -- conducting peacekeeping in Somalia, Haiti, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,
Bosnia, and Kosovo. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, more than 50,000
Guardsmen were called up by both their States and the Federal government to provide
security at home and combat terrorism abroad.
Today's National Guard continues its historic dual mission, providing the states with units
trained and equipped to protect life and property, while providing the nation with units ready to
defend the United States and its interests around the world.
19 Presidents Have Served In The National Guard
George Washington Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson Rutherford B. Hayes
James Madison James Garfield
Andrew Jackson Chester A. Arthur
William Henry Harrison Benjamin Harrison
John Tyler William McKinley
James K. Polk Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce Harry S. Truman
James Buchanan George W. Bush
Abraham Lincoln
Other Famous Guardsmen
Robert Rogers (Founder of Rangers) Charles Lindbergh
Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion John W. Vessey
Paul Revere Audie Murphy
Daniel Morgan Tom Selleck
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Dan Quayle
William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan
Serving Proudly Today As We Have For Over 369 Years!
of the nation's longest enduring institutions, celebrated its 366th birthday in 2002. The
National Guard traces its history back to the earliest English colonies in North America.
Responsible for their own defense, the colonists drew on English military tradition and
organized their able-bodied male citizens into militias.
The Guard doubled the size of the Regular Army when it was mobilized in 1940, more than a
year before Pearl Harbor, and contributed 19 divisions to that war, as well as numerous other
units including Guard aviation squadrons. More than 138,000 Guardsmen were mobilized for
Korea, followed by numerous smaller mobilizations for the Berlin Crisis, Vietnam, and
numerous strikes and riots at home. Approximately 63,000 Army Guardsmen were called to
serve in Desert Storm, and in the decade since then Guardsmen have seen a greater role
than ever before -- conducting peacekeeping in Somalia, Haiti, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,
Bosnia, and Kosovo. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, more than 50,000
Guardsmen were called up by both their States and the Federal government to provide
security at home and combat terrorism abroad.
Today's National Guard continues its historic dual mission, providing the states with units
trained and equipped to protect life and property, while providing the nation with units ready to
defend the United States and its interests around the world.
19 Presidents Have Served In The National Guard
George Washington Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson Rutherford B. Hayes
James Madison James Garfield
Andrew Jackson Chester A. Arthur
William Henry Harrison Benjamin Harrison
John Tyler William McKinley
James K. Polk Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce Harry S. Truman
James Buchanan George W. Bush
Abraham Lincoln
Other Famous Guardsmen
Robert Rogers (Founder of Rangers) Charles Lindbergh
Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion John W. Vessey
Paul Revere Audie Murphy
Daniel Morgan Tom Selleck
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Dan Quayle
William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan
Serving Proudly Today As We Have For Over 369 Years!
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