CHEER UP- YOU HAY BE A HERO YET:
It is not generally kno^vn that the U.5. Array
has been called into active service at least once in an average year and
a third,in it9 142 years of existence. Hie troo?9 have been called into
action 104 tines gince 1775. So cheer up-you way see a wa# yetf-if you re
anxious for one.. Ihe li3t of the services is interesting.
.Revolution. 1775.
1 /y o • In our ~ ec ti o 1117*5 2
Shay’s Reblln. 1736
I4*W. Indian War .1790
Whiskey Insrrtn 3 791
French War . 1798'
Fries’ ReblIn; ‘179*9
Tripoli War 1801
Burr Consprcy. 1806
Sabine Expdtn 1806
Chesapeake Bay 1007
Lake Champlain 1808
N.W.Indian War 1811
English War 1812
Pe oria Ind* .Var 1813
Creek Ind.War 1813
2d Seminole V. 1317
Yellowstone Exp.1819
Blackfeet War 1823
Lefevre Ind. 1827
Sac u Fox Ind. 1831
3lackhawk Ind. '1832
S♦Carolina Nul. 1832
Cherokee Ind. 1833
Pa^vnee Ind. War 1334
3d Seminole Ind 1035
2d Creek Ind. 1336
Osage Ind. 1837
Heatherly Ind. 1838
Mormon Trouble 1838
I*J.Y.~Candn.Bor. 1838
Mex.Expedtn. 1046
Mexican War 1846
N.Hex.Exp. 1046
Cayu3e Ind. 1848
Navaj o Ind. 1849
Comanche Ind. 1849
Pitt Rvr.(Cal)l850
Yuma, £xp. 1851
Utah Ind. 1851
Ore.-Wash.Ind 1851
Snake. Ind. 1855
Sioi4X.IHnd.v7ar 1855
Yakima Exp.. 1855
Cheyenne Ind. 1855
Seminole(Fla) 1855
ICan e. Border 1856
Gila Exp. 185?
Mtn.IJeadow( 2) 1857
Utah Exp. - :i 1857
Northern Ind. 1858
Puget Snd.Exp 1858
Spokane Ind. 1858
Navajo Exp(2) 1858
Wichita Exp. 1859
Colo.Rvr.Exp. 1859
Pecos Exp. 1859
Antelope Exp. 1859
Bear Rvr.Exp. 1859
San Juan Inbr.1859
John Brown Rd.1359
Cortina Trble 1859
Pah Ute Exp. 1860
Kio'va Ind. 1860
Carson Val.Ex 1360
Navajo Exp. 1860
Apache V/or 1861'
Civil V/or 1961
Ilirin.Ind* 1862
Sioux War 1862
Cheyenne War 1863
H vV/.Ind. War 1865
Fenian Raid 1865
Max.Bor.Ind. 1867
Canadain R.Exl868
Yellowstne.Exl871
Fenian Trble 1871
Yellstne.Ex* 1872
Modoc Canpn. 1872
Yeilwstne.Ex 1873
Ind.Terr.War 1874
Sioux War 1874
Blk.Hillg Wr.1874
Nevada Exp* 1875
Sioux War 1876
Pwdr *Rvr * Ex • 1876
Big Horn Ex* 1876
Nez Perces 1877
Ute Canpn. 1878
Snake Ind* 1878
Sioux War 1890
llex.Brdr* ’ 1891
Bannocl; Ind. 1895
Spani sh. War 1898
Chippev/a Ind 1898
Phillpnes* 1899
Boxer Brble 1900
Nicaragua Ex.1912
Haiti-San Dgol913
Vera Orus x914 Mex.lrble. 1916 Worid War 1917.
How many of these can you place?
IF YOU*RE FROM MAINE- READ SHIS: ■
'Hi© 31st ^Legislature of Maine has amended
the State Bonus Laws so as to extend the time limit for making applicat
ion for the Soldiers f^onus to Jan«lst,1924« Army and Ilavy men, and all •
ex-service men of the tforld War who were residents of the state of Maine
at the time of enlistment, and who have not previously made application
for or received the 3onu3,may make written request for application
blanks, -addressing
Tiie Adjutant General, State House, Augusta, Maine* "
IHE PAIHFINDER SAYS:
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