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![[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: General view of soldiers with mess gear]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvbmV3cy1waG90b3Mtb2YtbnktbmF0aW9uYWwtZ3VhcmQtdW5pdHMtcHJlcGFyaW5nLWZvci1hY3RpdmUtZHV0eS1vbi1tZXhpY2FuLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/222/jpg "[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: General view of soldiers with mess gear]")
![[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: Departure of 7th Regiment, parading down 5th Avenue, passing gigantic U.S. flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvbmV3cy1waG90b3Mtb2YtbnktbmF0aW9uYWwtZ3VhcmQtdW5pdHMtcHJlcGFyaW5nLWZvci1hY3RpdmUtZHV0eS1vbi1tZXhpY2FuLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: Departure of 7th Regiment, parading down 5th Avenue, passing gigantic U.S. flag]")
![[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: 2 soldiers eating outside tent at Van Cortlandt Park]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvbmV3cy1waG90b3Mtb2YtbnktbmF0aW9uYWwtZ3VhcmQtdW5pdHMtcHJlcGFyaW5nLWZvci1hY3RpdmUtZHV0eS1vbi1tZXhpY2FuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[News photos of N.Y. National Guard units preparing for active duty on Mexican border, May-Nov. 1916: 2 soldiers eating outside tent at Van Cortlandt Park]")
![[U.S. Army tent camp in Mexico, 1914: 7 soldiers with gear spread before tents]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdXMtYXJteS10ZW50LWNhbXAtaW4tbWV4aWNvLTE5MTQtNy1zb2xkaWVycy13aXRoLWdlYXItc3ByZWFkLWJlZm9yZS10ZW50cy02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[U.S. Army tent camp in Mexico, 1914: 7 soldiers with gear spread before tents]")
![[U.S. Army in Mexico, 1914: 6 soldiers at attention on bridge]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdXMtYXJteS1pbi1tZXhpY28tMTkxNC02LXNvbGRpZXJzLWF0LWF0dGVudGlvbi1vbi1icmlkZ2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[U.S. Army in Mexico, 1914: 6 soldiers at attention on bridge]")
![[Mexican War, 1914: mounted Rebels with Federal prisoners]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvbWV4aWNhbi13YXItMTkxNC1tb3VudGVkLXJlYmVscy13aXRoLWZlZGVyYWwtcHJpc29uZXJzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Mexican War, 1914: mounted Rebels with Federal prisoners]")
