[ProtectOurFreedom]

US Marines raise the flag over Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914.


US Battle Fleet steams towards Vera Cruz, 1914.


US Navy fleet off of Vera Cruz, 1914.


US Marine Corps officers at Vera Cruz, 1914.


Staging area for the Mexican Expedition of 1916.


American aircraft used for reconnaissance during the Mexican Expedition of 1916.

[unkus]

Thank you for the great photos, POF. That was quite a fleet.

[BradyLS]

Not even a hundred years ago. Pancho Villa came into the U.S. and something was done about it. Cartels run the border now and you can’t anyone anyone inside the Beltway to even raise their head from the trough.

[fuzzthatwuz]

Wonderful pictures. Thanks for posting.

[bert]

That’s cool. I revere Capitan Robert E Lee and Lt Ulysess S Grant for their roles in conquering Mexico City and the Halls Of Montezuma but really didn’t know about 1914.