Centennial Legion
​Gold's Dragoons was inducted into the Centennial Legion in 2023, and is the second oldest member by history and the oldest cavalry regiment. The purposes of the Legion is to carry on the original motives of the military commands of the thirteen original colonies, who, on July 4, 1876, at the Centennial at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organized the Centennial Legion to perpetuate the military organizations who served and protected our country in the early days of its history prior to, during and subsequent to the Revolutionary War, and to unite together such military commands as shall exist, or their successors, in one body, pledged to keep alive their ancient traditions and to preserve the records of their military achievements.

CENTENNIAL LEGION PARADE AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE CAPITOL, PROVIDENCE, OCTOBER 26TH, 2024

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GOLD'S DRAGOONS COLOR PARTY AT THE CENTENNIAL LEGION PARADE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RHODE ISLAND STATE CAPITOL. FROM THE LEFT, GUS NIEWENHOUS, JUDGE ADVOCATE, GUIDON ENSIGN TONY O'REAGAN, CHAPLAIN SANDY SEARS. OCTOBER 26TH, 2024

THE CENTENNIAL LEGION MEDAL CAN BE WORN BY ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING. THE GOLD'S DRAGOONS VERSION IS "COURT MOUNTED" AND SUPPLIED WITH A GOLD UNIT CLASP

JOHN CONLIN AT THE RHODE ISLAND PARADE. THE GOLD ON THE HAT PEAK IS WORN ONLY BY THE TROOP COMMANDER