Sergeant John Ordway
We named the company after Sergeant John Ordway, the senior Sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Serving as the First Sergeant, he was in charge when Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark weren't around. Which was probably often...
Our logo captures the distinctive mark of the First Sergeant - the diamond - along with two crossed pipehawks, representing the pipe tomahawks carried by members of the Corps of Discovery.
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The Corps of Discovery
In 1803, President TJ commissioned the Corps of Discovery as a super special unit of the United States Army, forming the nucleus of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Corps' mission was reconnaissance. It's objective was scientific and commercial – to study the area's people, plants, animal life, and geography, and to learn how the Louisiana Purchase could benefit the nation.
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