{"id":7,"date":"2022-12-30T21:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T02:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newjerseymilitia.org\/NJMHB\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:29:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newjerseymilitia.org\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Heard&#8217;s Brigade is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the role of the Organized and Irregular companies of New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. We participate in battle re-enactments and living history displays to portray 18th century military and civilian life. We strive to always continue our research efforts to provide the most accurate impressions we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are always looking for new recruits. For more information about joining, see our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/contact.htm\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;Page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an outreach to the community we have provided programs for schools and scouting organizations. If you would like us to bring our program to you, see our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/contact.htm\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;Page.<br><br>We have also in the past offered scholarships to deserving New Jersey High School Students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some of the honors and awards that we have received over the years:<\/strong><br><br>2023 Ridgewood, NJ 4th of July Parade &#8211; Best Honor Guard &#8211; 1st Place &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/images\/RidgewoodJuly4Parade2023.jpg\">Certificate<\/a><br>2018 Ridgewood, NJ 4th of July Parade &#8211; Best Marching Group &#8211; 1st Place &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/images\/rigdewood%20parade%201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certificate<\/a><br>2018 Ridgewood, NJ 4th of July Parade &#8211; Best Color Guard &#8211; 2nd Place &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/images\/rigdewood%20parade%202.jpg\">Certificate<\/a><br>2018 Ringwood State Park, NJ Declaration of Independence Event &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/Documents\/Ringwood%202018%20Thank%20you.pdf\">Letter of Thanks<\/a><br>2017 Ridgewood, NJ 4th of July Parade &#8211; Best Marching Group &#8211; 1st Place &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/images\/RidgewoodJuly4Parade2017.jpg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/heardsbrigade.org\/images\/RidgewoodJuly4Parade2017.jpg\">Plaque<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heard&#8217;s Brigade is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the role of the Organized and Irregular companies of New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. 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