(KNSI) – Today is the 385th birthday of the Minnesota National Guard. The guard will celebrate with a cake cutting at the Cedar Street Armory in St. Paul at noon. Army Lt. Col. Eduardo Suarez, Minnesota National Guard’s Director of Strategic Communications, will host the ceremony.
The National Guard claims December 13th as its official birthday. On that date, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a law establishing formal militia companies in the colony. These companies were made up of all adult males older than 16 and were expected to
meet and train in military skills regularly.
The Minnesota National Guard was established in 1856 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota National Guard has more than 13,000 Soldiers and Airmen who serve in 58 communities across the state. The citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the Minnesota National Guard are ‘Always Ready Always There’ to fight the nation’s wars, protect the country, respond to state emergencies and contribute to local communities.
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