On the 28th of June, 1918 Laura Hughes sat down in her Chicago, Illinois home and drafted a letter to the United States Secretary of War. Hughes had become aware of the fact that the US had taken delivery of some 20,000 straight-pull bolt action Ross rifles from Canada in order to get functional and somewhat modern rifles into the hands of military organizations. In response to this information Hughes condemned the use of these rifles by the U.S. Government, and claimed to have evidence that they "did not prove to be of any value in the field" -- a contention that was forwarded to the Chief of Ordnance, Brigadier General William Crozier, for disposition. (For this and other historic weapons documentation check out
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On this day in history, June 18th 1916, National Guard units were mobilized for service along the Mexican border. While the whole Pancho Villa Punitive Expedition is extremely fascinating in its own right, what makes it even cooler to me is that the pictured rifle was actually there in the Texas scrub.
Click below to read more! On this day in history, June 1st 1918, a battle began that inspired two of the most Marine-like catch phrases ever uttered. This was the Battle of Belleau Wood, which not only quickly became significant in Marine Corps lore, but also drove home the point that the US was willing to pull its share of the fight -- even if we had a lot to learn.
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