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633 the various units of the Arary National Guard or the A;ir National Guard as may be prescribed in regulations issued by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, and on pay rolls prepared and authenticated as prescribed in those regulations. MILITIA: RETENTION OF ANCIENT PRIVILEGES SEC. 32. (a) Any corps of artillery, cavalry, or infantry existing in any of the States on the passage of the Act of May 8, 1792, which by the laws, customs, or usages of those States has been in continuous existence since the passage of that Act, shall be allowed to retain its ancient privileges, subject, nevertheless, to all duties required by law of militia: Provided, That those organizations may be a part of the National Guard and entitled to all the privileges thereof, and shall conform in all respects to the organization, discipline, and training to the National Guard in time of w a r: Provided further, That for purposes of training and when on active duty in the service of the United States they may be assigned to higher units, as the President may direct, and shall be subject to the orders of officers under whom they shall be serving. (b) The First Corps Cadets, antedating, and continuously existing in the State of Massachusetts since, the Act of May 8, 1Y92, now designated as the 126th Tank Battalion, 26th Infantry Division, herehy declared to be a corps as defined in subsection (a) of this Act for all purposes thereof and now incorporated in the Organized Militia and a part of the National Guard of Massachusetts, shall be allowed to retain its ancient privileges and organization. The First Corps Cadets is hereby declared to be entitled to a lieutenant colonel in command and a major second in command; and those officers, when federally recognized, are entitled to the pay provided by law for their respective grades: Provided, That nothing in this section or other provisions of law shall be considered to be in derogation of any other ancient privileges to which the First Corps Cadets is entitled under the laws, customs, or usages of the State of Massachusetts. MEDALS AND OTHER DEVICES SEC. 33. (a) The Secretary of the Army shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, the following service medals, and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal: (1) Civil W a r campaign medal; [2) Indian campaign medal; 13) Spanish campaign medal; [4) Spanish W a r service medal; 15) Cuban occupation medal; [ 6) Puerto Rico occupation medal; (7) Philippine campaign medal; (8) Philippine Congressional medal; (9) China campaign medal; ^10) Cuban pacification medal; (11) Mexican service medal;
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