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The D.C. National Guard has played a pivotal role in presidential Inaugurations, a tradition starting in the earliest days of the nation. The D.C. Militia or National Guard has been at every presidential Inauguration beginning with an honor detail which rode with President Washington in recognition of his time as Virginia's militia commander.
This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard. Border guards , coast guards , civil guards , home guards , national guards , honor guards , republican guards , imperial guards and royal guards are listed under their own articles.
[8] [9] Ms. Height's funeral service was held at the US National Cathedral in Washington, DC. on April 29, 2010. Ms. Ms. Height was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by previous President George W. Bush in 2004, the Presidential Medal of Freedom by previous President Bill Clinton in 1994 and was known for her contributions as a civil rights ...
Henry C. Newcomer (1861–1952), U.S. Army brigadier general, engineer whose work included Taft Bridge and improvements to Washington Aqueduct; retired to Washington, D.C. [26] Edward C. Peter II (1929 – 2008), U.S. Army lieutenant general, commander of Fourth United States Army ; born in D.C. [ 27 ]
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, locked in a rivalry stretching back to the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, each put forward six challengers to compete for eight places at the ...
Hawaii National Guard: Hawaii National Guard: The Adjutant General, Hawaii: Not applicable: Major General Stephen F. Logan [88] U.S. Army: Hawaii Air National Guard: Chief of Staff and Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) Not applicable: Major General Joseph R. Harris II [89] [90] U.S. Air Force: Washington National Guard: Washington ...
District of Columbia flag Badge of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents.
A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess.