Old guard
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Old Guard is a term which may describe:
- in sociological terms, the antebellum and Reconstruction Era Southern Aristocracy, especially in major cities like Charleston, SC.
- in colloquial terms, a veteran or group of veterans; a conservative faction; an aged segment.
- in politics
- a United States Old Right group of libertarian, free-market anti-interventionists.
- an Australian right wing organisation of the 1920s and 1930s, the Old Guard (Australia)
- in military circles
- the Old Guard, units of the French Imperial Guard, notably the fiercest and bravest soldiers under Napoleon.
- Old Guards is the collective term describing distinguished military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia.
- members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, the main body of troops protecting Washington, D.C., and well known for guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington.
- part of the Leather subculture from which much of modern BDSM is derived.
- in Star Wars, a Jedi selected group, membered by Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, Roan Shryne, Qui-Gon Jinn, Sifo Dyas, Mace Windu and others who were or would also be members of the High Council .
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