Since its founding on this date in 1636, the National Guard has been a staple of the defense and public safety of this nation before there even was a nation.
From combat service to humanitarian assistance, for more than 300 years the Illinois National Guard, an institution older than the state itself, has been ready to serve and assist the people of Illinois in almost any imaginable way, in keeping with the National Guard’s motto: Always Ready, Always There.
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