Rabu, 16 Agustus 2017

7th Cavalry Sergeant Daniel Kanipe: Saved by a Horse, but Not His Own

He was sent to deliver a message, thanks to Sergeant Finkle’s tired mount. Many a man in the Old West admitted owing his life to his horse. But Sergeant Daniel Kanipe of the 7th Cavalry owed his long life after the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a husband, stepfather of two, father of eight, …

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