{"id":220529,"date":"2026-06-16T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220529\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:04:11","slug":"philadelphia-honored-as-us-armys-birthplace-with-historic-marker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220529\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia honored as US Army\u2019s birthplace with historic marker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb2-plus4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9751302.jpg\" alt=\"Soldiers remove a tarp over a historic marker. \"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default-font lh-default ma0 mh3 mt0 pb3\">\n\t\t\t\tStaff Sgt. Erick Narvaez and Sgt. Tainna Chagas of the U.S. Army Reserve\u2019s 99th Readiness joined state and city officials, senior military leaders, and civilian partners as the U.S. Army celebrated its 251st birthday June 14 with the unveiling of the service\u2019s birthplace historic marker in Philadelphia. This new marker, located near the intersection of Chestnut and South 6th Streets, recognizes Philadelphia\u2019s legacy as the birthplace of the U.S. Army, which was established on June 14, 1775. (Shawn Morris\/U.S. Army)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Politicians, senior military leaders and community members gathered in Philadelphia on Sunday for the unveiling of a new historic marker for the U.S. Army\u2019s 251st anniversary.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The new cast-aluminum marker, located in front of the Public Ledger Building in Center City and across the street from Independence Hall, recognizes Philadelphia\u2019s legacy as the Army\u2019s birthplace. <\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">\u201cOn June 14, 1775, delegates of the Second Congressional Congress met (in Independence Hall) and passed a resolution to raise 10 companies of expert riflemen, several of them from right here in Pennsylvania,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Frank J. McGovern IV, Assistant Adjutant General for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. \u201cThat momentous decision set in motion an enduring legacy of service that has shaped our Army and the world for over two-and-a-half centuries.\u201d&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The Army partnered with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Association of the United States Army\u2019s Penn and Franklin Chapter to establish the historic marker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">\u201cThere is truly no better place to mark this incredible milestone than right here in Philadelphia,\u201d McGovern said. \u201cBefore there was a Declaration of Independence, before there was a U.S. Constitution, before there was even a country, there was the United States Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">\u201cThis marker is more than a blue-and-gold signpost \u2014 it\u2019s a reminder that every great institution has a beginning, a reminder that freedom requires selfless service, and a reminder that generations of soldiers answering the call to defend our democracy can trace their legacy right here to Philadelphia,\u201d said Lt. Col. Bill Leasure of the U.S. Army Communication and Outreach Office-Northeast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staff Sgt. Erick Narvaez and Sgt. 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