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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2003
Page
14
The Minutemen were citizen soldiers from Colonial Massachusetts who fought at Lexington and Concord. In 1775 76 clashes with Britain sparked revolutionary action and Paul Revere warned colonists before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
The text traces the National Guard's roots to the US Constitution granting Congress power to call militia to enforce laws. It describes citizen soldiers, voluntary service, and training norms, noting guardsmen hold civilian jobs and train monthly and yearly, with potential extended active duty. It also contrasts with full-time regular services and explains governors as local commanders until federal activation.
The president can mobilize the National Guard as commander in chief. National Guard troops have served in Iraq with personnel from Denver Colorado and South Carolina Air National Guard pilots among those deployed. About 15 percent of the Guard members are women. A Virginia Air National Guard doctor treats a young patient in El Salvador. The Mini Page credits Dr. Michael D. Doubler and others for help with this story.
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