Cavalry when it was on its last duty in our country. This was in the Big Bend of Texas. where our cavalry was sent in 1919 to protect outlying ranches from marauding bandits from south of the Rio Grande. Like Remington and Russell. Olaf Wieghorst has participated in the life he portrays. cavalry on the Mexican border and cowboys working on cattle on Southwestern ranches two generations ago. A Danish immigrant who came to the United States at a young age. Olaf. shortly after his arrival. enlisted in the U.S.I Cavalry. and after training at Fort Bliss. served with the 5th Cavalry at Marfa. TX.
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