Sons Of Spanish American War Veterans, Cuba Libre Camp #172

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"Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy". -- Jose Marti

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This is the link to the newspaper article about the new S.S.A.W.V. Camp in Pennsylvania http://www.ldnews.com/latestnews/ci_21544365/sons-group-forms-county?IADID=Search-www.ldnews.com-www.ldnew...

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Rough Riders in Tampa. Group portrait of General Joseph Wheeler, Theodore Roosevelt and other high ranking Officers of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment - Tampa, 1898, Florida

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John Jacob Astor (the 4th) -(born July 13th, 1864, died April 15th, 1912) was an American Businessman who had served as a Lt. Colonel during the Spanish American War. He was the richest man on t...

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Blake John Gonzalez was born on June 17th, 1877 and passed away on November 11th, 1952, in Pensacola, Florida . His Obituary is listed below : Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesd...

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The photograph on the left is that of Coal Passer / Seaman John Matza. He was killed in the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine, in Havana, Cuba, on February 15th, 1898. He was one of the 260 Sailors ...

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The total number of American Battle Deaths, during the Spanish American War, was 385. 

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The population of Santiago De Cuba, in 1899 was 40,090.

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The population of Havana, Cuba, in 1899, during the American Military Occupation, was 235,981.

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We would like to congratulate our newly elected National President Brother Bernie O'Bryan, as well as all other National Officer's elected this year.

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"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt

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William Langdon Buck was born on January 30th, 1856, in Mobile, Alabama, to William A. Buck and Margaret Langdon. In 1861 his father left young William and his mother and organized the 24th Alaba...

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The following men were the Officer's of the Chilton County Camp (Alabama) of the United Spanish  War Veterans, in the 1950's. Commander - George W. Sansom Senior Commander - Otis M. Ross J...

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The Office of The Mobile River Commission was located at the City of Mobile Municipal Office's. The following individuals composed the Commission : President - J. Curtis Bush Member's - Georg...

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Frank Woodruff Buckles (born February 1, 1901, died February 27, 2011) was the last surviving United States World War I Veteran. He was born in Bethany, Missouri, in 1901 and enlisted in the Uni...

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February 15th - On this date in History the U.S.S. MAINE blew up in Havana, Cuba , in 1898.

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"If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his ...

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Alonso the 13th, was King of Spain during the Spanish American War. He was born in 1888 and although proclaimed King at birth did not take power until reaching age 16, in 1902. His mother Queen...

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These two photos of "The Hiker Statue" were taken by Brother Kirby Crabtree on the Texas Capital Grounds, at Austin, Texas during a recent visit. // Remember to listen to our Radio show by cl...

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This information is courtesy of the Micah John Jenkins Camp #164 of The Sons of Spanish American War Veterans. Please try to attend and support such a worthy project. Everyone is invited to att...

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We did a new episode of our Camp Radio Show (Show #10) where we spoke about Christmas  Traditions, New Years and The Feast of The Three Kings / Fiesta De Los Reyes Magos (The Epiphany), we hope ...

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This article was published by the Taunton Gazette (Massachusetts) on December 8th, here is a link to it http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1499823082/LEST-WE-FORGET-The-story-behind-Tauntons-Spa...

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We wish all our Camp members and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !! /// Les deciamos a todos nuestros miembros y amigos una Feliz Navidad y un Prospero Ano Nuevo !! // Remember you...

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