16, 1565, when Pedro Menendez de Aviles gathered around him the Soldiers of his small Spanish army, as well as the civilian settlers who had accompanied him to the newly established presidio town of St. the Florida National Guard celebrates the first-known muster of Citizen-Soldiers in the continental U.S. This date is recognized based upon the Department of Defense's practice of adopting the dates of initial authorizing legislation for organized units as the birthdates of the active and reserve components of the armed services.Īccording to its website.
On this date, the Massachusetts colonial legislature directed that the colony's existing militia companies be organized into three regiments. National Guard Bureau states on their web site that the official birth date of the Army National Guard as a reserve component of the Army is December 13, 1636. The 1st Virginia Regiment was raised July 17, 1775, in Williamsburg as a state militia unit and later for service with the Continental Army, and its lineage lives on today in the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion. The oldest continuous service regiment in the Virginia National Guard is the 116th Infantry, dating from 1742. Prior to 1652, formal military organizations were formed as needed and disbanded after the threat passed, and then the House of Burgesses passed a bill that each county would organize militia companies into a regiment.
Jamestown Settlement is a living-history museum of 17th-century Virginia administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "Throughout the years, we have enjoyed sharing the Jamestown connection and legacy of the Virginia National Guard with the public during educational events and programs, and we look forward to our future partnership." "We are delighted to host the Virginia National Guard to mark this special occasion for its birthday celebration today, which also marks the 408th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in 1607," Armstrong said. MontgomeryMason of Virginia's93rd district, Homer Lanier, Interpretive Program Manager, Peter Armstrong, Senior Director of Museum Operations and Education, and Historical Interpreters Brian Beckley and Jay Templin. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Phillip Emerson, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, cut the cake and were joined by DelegateT. I'm extremely proud of what our National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, as well as the families, employers and state and federal civilian employees who support them, have done and continue to do to respond here in our Commonwealth and defend our nation." John Smith organized a militia to defend the colony more than 400 years ago, today's Virginia National Guard continues that heritage by being prepared to answer the call of the Governor to defend our homeland as well as providing a combat reserve for conflicts all over the world. "We appreciate the hospitality of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and helping us reflect on the roots of the Virginia National Guard and the importance of the spirit of selfless service that began near here at Jamestown and lives on in our currently serving Citizen Soldiers and Citizen Airmen. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia. "I can't think of a more appropriate place to recognize centuries of military service in Virginia than at Jamestown Settlement," said Brig. Since the colony's founding May 14, 1607, there has not been a day since without a military presence in Virginia to defend freedom at home and overseas. John Smith organized a militia to defend the colony. The Virginia National Guard traces the heritage and traditions of Citizen-Soldier service to the founding of the Jamestown colony more than 400 years ago when Capt.
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