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SPOTTED: The National Guard turns 380
LATHAM – The storied National Guard celebrated its 380th birthday on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters.
At the New York ceremony – which featured the oldest guard member present, 59-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Robert Wold, and the youngest member, 17-year-old Pvt. Cameron Thompson, cutting the ceremonial birthday cake – newly enlisted members retook their oaths of office to commemorate the occasion.
The National Guard was created on Dec. 13, 1636 when the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a law establishing formal militia companies. The companies were comprised of males older than 16 who were expected to regularly meet and develop their military skills.
In New York, the first citizen-soldiers were members of the Burgher Guard, organized by the Dutch East Indian Company in 1640 to help protect New Amsterdam from their English neighbors in Massachusetts and Virginia or from hostile natives.
After New Amsterdam became the English colony of New York in 1665, a militia modeled on the system used in Massachusetts and other English colonies was put in place.
Citizen Soldiers of the militia and National Guard have fought in all of America’s wars from King Philips’ War against Native Americans in the New England Colonies in 1675 to the current war in Afghanistan today.
The gallery below was shot by Jim Franco. Click on an image to view a full size version of the rest.
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CEO Carm Basile talks about a national trend that will be piloted right here in the Capital Region and how it will change the mobility landscape.
It sounds expensive. Will this be a way of subsidizing sprawl at the expense of denser urban areas that more efficiently support transit? Would there be more benefit to providing greater service to urban routes, instead?
Great idea Carm
Carmen a blast from the past
And would these vehicles be accessible? That would be a HUGE plus since STAR does not serve Clifton Park.
The plan they had for the bus route in Clifton Park was a total failure. The bus that ran between Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park called the 409, went between two bedroom communities and not down to Latham Farm and not even to the Walmart in Clifton Park. If someone wanted to work at Global Foundries had to take a bus from Troy out to Schenectady then take the bus from Schdy up to the Saratoga. A person would then take a bus down to where Global Foundries. It would have been easier if the 409 had went from Latham Farm up to Saratoga where Global Foundries was between those two. If a person live in the Bronx and worked in Manhattan, a person would have had to go up to Yonkers, then over to Rockland County, down to Jersey and finally into Manhattan.
I always wished there was a bus between Latham and Clifton park
It’s something that’s LONG overdue! I think it’s gonna be a huge plus!
Take a ride on our complimentary Electric City Trolley in Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation this weekend!🚎🚎
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Trolley will run from 4 p.m. - 1 a.m. this Friday and Saturday!
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Download the Cityfinder app for stop locations and real-time arrivals!📱
Congratulations to our Transportation Superintendent Gary Guy on his recognition for outstanding service and community leadership for Human Rights in Schenectady County at the annual Schenectady County Human Rights Commission awards ceremony. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well deserved god bless 🤓
Congratulations boss such an honor to witness this awesome event!
Awesome Gary! Congratulations You deserve it and many more.
Congratulations Gary!!!
Great job Gary!
Congratulations family
Congratulations Gary. GREAT JOB!
This is awesome!! Congratulations Gary 😊
Way to go!! You have a great team.
Good job i miss working over there.
Congrats to my boss , one of the many reasons , i love my job
Congratulations Gary!!!!!
Congratulations Gary!! Well-deserved! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats Gary Guy on your well deserved award!! Proud that CDTA is a major sponsor and you are part of the MLK Coalition!
Congratulations to Gary Guy
Congrats Gary P. GuyGary, outstanding
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Awwww Gary P. Guy there you go!! Congratulations❤🎉🙏🏼
Way to go Gary
Congrats Gary P. Guy
Congratulations 🎈
Congrats Gary Guy !!!! Well deserved for sure !!
Extraordinary men do extraordinary things. Congratulations Gary Guy and well deserved!
Congratulations
Proud to work for you Boss!! Gary Guy is a staple for CDTA!!
#TBT to #SummerAtThePlaza 2018! Big announcement coming next week! Stay tuned 👀 ☀️
I was at this show!! En Vogue, phenomenal.
It's almost Memorial Day weekend which means our pool is opening soon! Will you be taking a dip this weekend?
I think the water will be too cold for me. But I will enjoy the BBQ on the patio.
If I lived there! I must come for a tour and to put my name in your long wait list!
If the water is not too cold.
The #EmpireStatePlaza Farmers Market is looking colorful! Stop by and #ShopLocal until 2p 😍
This is a great reminder for all of our residents! Stop by Bethlehem Senior Projects, Inc. at the Bethlehem Town Hall to get a File of Life for your refrigerator - it may greatly help in a time of need.
Thanks for sharing this important information with your residents!
