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B eneath a warm Caribbean sun, down a twisted road from the tattered colonial city Santiago de Cuba, an American soldier stands frozen in time. It’s a statue, actually, in a small park that commemorates the derring-do of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, formally known as the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, who helped drive Spain out of Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Read More > Military Quotes Marines, Teddy Roosevelt Quotes, Theodore Roosevelt Quotes, Marine Corps Humor, New Mexico History, Roosevelt Quotes, American Soldier, State Signs, Teddy Roosevelt

B eneath a warm Caribbean sun, down a twisted road from the tattered colonial city Santiago de Cuba, an American soldier stands frozen in time. It’s a statue, actually, in a small park that commemorates the derring-do of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, formally known as the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, who helped drive Spain out of Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Read More >

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Rough Rider: Roosevelt made a name for himself leading the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War Old Style Aesthetic, February Preschool, Arsenic And Old Lace, Ww2 Photos, United States Constitution, State Signs, Teddy Roosevelt, Executive Branch, Famous Photos

When most people think of Theodore Roosevelt, they think of a rough-riding, bear-wrestling frontiersman who tamed the Wild West and who once was shot in the chest at point-blank range but couldn't be bothered with going to the hospital. While many of the legends about the 26th president of the United States are genuine, one of the more iconic pieces of Roosevelt imagery, it turns out, is a fraud: Roosevelt never rode a moose

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