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June 6, 1918 · Military Leadership, Protest & Physical Endurance

Colonel Charles Young Rode to Prove His Fitness

After forced medical retirement threatened his career, Charles Young began a horseback protest ride from Ohio to Washington to demonstrate his ability to serve.

Then

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Now

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