Maura Healey: “Massachusetts, not only are we the birthplace of the…”

“I also know that while Pennsylvania may claim was General George Washington, who was the first to order soldiers in the Continental army to serve aboard ships in Massachusetts. So that is really where the US Marines actually began, right here in Massachusetts. So Massachusetts, not only are we the birthplace of the National Guard, we're the birthplace of the U.S. marines, the United States Navy, the Coast Guard, all born right here in Massachusetts. And the Air Force and the Space Force have a home here as well. We have a proud military tradition in this state, and we own that every single day.” (33:27–33:44)

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