Looking north from Mesa Mountains, one views the irrigated farms and small communities nestled in Southwestern Colorado’s Pine River Valley, with the rugged San Juan Mountains in the distance.
Geronimo: The power and legacy of an Apache warrior tulsaworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tulsaworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.S Army surgeon J.D. Irwin led the first Medal of Honor action on this day in history, Feb. 13, 1861. He helped rescue 60 trapped soldiers and a kidnapped boy from Apaches.
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Despite warnings about "the dreadful heat, the sand storms, the Gila monsters, centipedes, tarantulas, etc.," Fort Huachuca ended up being her favorite Army posting around the world.