Independence Day 1919

1919-07-04-Independence Day celebration-01

This program is from the 1919 Independence Day celebration. At the time, most of the Regiment was stationed at Camp Eagle Pass, Texas. The Regiment had been stationed along the US-Mexico border since May 1916, as part of a force to secure the border after the Pancho Villa raids. While serving as a border force, they also trained soldiers headed to Europe during World War I.

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