Tuesday, January 25, 2011

LAST HOSTILE ACTION.

New Mexico and American flag on lookout hill at the Pancho Villa State Park Columbus, NM.  This is where Pancho was first spotted on his way to raid Columbus.



Headquarters for Camp Furlong. 



General John J "Blackjack" Pershing chased Pancho Villa down into Mexico in this 1915 Dodge Brothers touring car.  The 10,000 troops sent here by President Woodrow Wilson never did find old Pancho. 
Can you imagine changing oil on a 120 degree day.  Oh well, at least it would have been in the shade.
Our government spared no resources in the 1916 chase.  And the Air Force was born.

"The Jenny" was used for reconnaissance.  A far cry from the "Stealth Bomber" of today.

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