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Three Days In The Desert With The Hard Riding Cavalry
Rice Yahner recounts three days riding with the Second Squadron of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss Texas during Texas New Mexico desert maneuvers. He describes daily routines from mounting, riding in 115 degree heat to desert water discipline, outpost duties, and bivouac life including a rare beer interlude.
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Rice Yahner
Texas-New Mexico
Eighth Cavalry Regiment
The
Record Special News Servce
Special News Service
New Mexico
Hueco Mountains
Earl F. Thompson
Los Angeles
Germany