Shared Photo: WWI Horseback

Question

I wanted to share this family photo of Robert Gill with the community. Location: Ft Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Date: 1917.

Last US Army Unit to be horse mounted. believe this was in El Paso, Texas at Fort Bliss. As a kid, I remember playing on the horse saddle from his Army days, kept on a sawhorse in the basement.

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Comments

Cool! Thanks for sharing that, Mike. :-)

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Rule #1: Always wear a necktie while riding a horse.

Answer 1

Great photo.

Answer 2

Thank you for sharing your memory and this photo with the community.