On this day almost four-hundred years ago....
1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
The family farm is near the Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard Connecticut. For folks having both the proximity and the requisite family lineage, there is a palpable anger focused on the Pequots. They were responsible for the murder of many settlers. Much like foreign diplomats the Pequots are not always held responsible for damage done to persons and property off of the reservation grounds. More so it is well known that many "indians" would be better classified as the decendants of runaway slaves, who prior to the Civil War hid out on the Federally protected reservations.
Anyway, I was in Mystic last week eating pizza and ended up in a discussion with a waitress on the subject of the "stinkin Pequots".
Congratulations to the National Guard.
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