Social: Powder House Day – Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 1100

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Date(s) - 14 May 2022
1100 - 1300

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Who: All are invited

What: 247 Anniversary of Powder House Day

Where: Branford Green, 1011 Main St, Branford, CT 06405

When: Saturday, 14 May 2022, Time 1100

Why: Show support for the Second Company, Governor’s Foot Guard

UOD: Corps Blazer with tie or business attire

History: Powder House Day is celebrated annually to remember the events of April 1775 when the Second Company, led by the first commandant, Captain Benedict Arnold, demanded the keys to the Powder house from the local selectmen in order to arm themselves and march to the assistance of our Sister Colony of Massachusetts at the outset of the War of Independence. http://www.footguard.org/sched.html

POC: MAJ Hess ghess@vcasny.com or LTC Richard K. Greenalch, Jr.Past Commandant, Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard Third Vice Commander – Centennial Legion of Historic Military Commands rkgreenalchjr@sbcglobal.net

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