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Interesting documentary in production

Posted by David Hardy · 1 January 2016 04:05 PM

Patton and Pancho, on General Patton and Pancho Villa during the Pershing Expedition into Mexico in 1916.

5 Comments | Leave a comment

ric | January 1, 2016 6:20 PM | Reply

That time frame leaves me feeling bitter. It was a young Patton under that SOB President Hoover ordered a bayonet charge on unarmed members of the Bonus Army. Mac and Eisenhower were there too.

ric | January 1, 2016 6:35 PM | Reply

And it was the deleterious aftermath of the aforementioned action which gave us the disastrous FDR.

While it is good, even necessary to be knowledgeable about the history of our nation, even the deplorable events shall be accurately recorded. For all the applaud of Patton, Macarthur, or others, they remain SOBs. The question then is, Is it to our advantage to have these kind of men standing opposed when it becomes necessary? My answer is yes but only in the construct that it is opposed to a foreign force or if a domestic force only when it directly threatens the welfare (as originally defined) of the people. That is, a perceived assault by a domestic force upon the government is not cause for call to arms of the standing armies.

boxty | January 1, 2016 9:48 PM | Reply

"A perceived assault by a domestic force upon the government is not cause for call to arms of the standing armies."

I don't know enough about the Bonus Army incident, but your comments reminded me of George Washington's comment about Shays' Rebellion: "If government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws; fresh maneuvers will be displayed by the insurgents – anarchy & confusion must prevail – and every thing will be turned topsy turvey in that State; where it is not probable the mischiefs will terminate."

Ann Coulter wrote that while the French embraced the mob, our founding fathers were opposed to it. I'm just not sure if the Bonus Army counted as a mob since I hadn't heard of it before.

Dave D. | January 4, 2016 8:35 AM | Reply

.....Wrong ric. Patton commanded the cavalry and Army Chief of Staff, General MacAurthur, commanded the infantry and everyone else in late July, 1932. Tanks and horse mounted troops don't make bayonet charges, infantry do. Why focus blame on Major Patton, when the order to clear the camp came from the President on down the chain of command. Does your animus reach down to the privates ?
...But your opinion of what happened in 1932 has no bearing on a guy making a documentary, using original footage and overdubbed narrative, of a military incursion into Mexico in 1916. Non sequitur.
...I'm looking forward to ordering this film.

Anonymous | January 4, 2016 4:56 PM | Reply

The Bonus Army was hardly a mob. They were peacefully camped in Washington, D.C.

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