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The M1 Garand 🇺🇸 in Haiti 🇭🇹
The nation of Haiti as we know it formed its first army after a 30 year occupation by the USA. During that time the Haitian Gendarmerie was trained and equipped by US Marines and their M1903 rifles. The Gendarmerie became a real national army, the Garde d'Haiti, in 1934. In December 1941 Haiti declared war on Japan following Pearl Harbor. Haiti wasn't prepared to fight but it did become eligible for American Lend-Lease, and the modern US weapons were the first refit since independence.
Immediately after WWII Haiti went on a buying spree of surplus US gear because of a militant dictator who needed a well-armed force to maintain rule. The overthrows of government are too numerous to write, but the situation was so bad that in 1961 the US placed arms sanctions on Haiti, locking them in on their WWII era weaponry. From their perspective, there was not a pressing need to replace it even using covert means. Thus the M1 persevered as the standard arm.
The nation of Haiti as we know it formed its first army after a 30 year occupation by the USA. During that time the Haitian Gendarmerie was trained and equipped by US Marines and their M1903 rifles. The Gendarmerie became a real national army, the Garde d'Haiti, in 1934. In December 1941 Haiti declared war on Japan following Pearl Harbor. Haiti wasn't prepared to fight but it did become eligible for American Lend-Lease, and the modern US weapons were the first refit since independence.
Immediately after WWII Haiti went on a buying spree of surplus US gear because of a militant dictator who needed a well-armed force to maintain rule. The overthrows of government are too numerous to write, but the situation was so bad that in 1961 the US placed arms sanctions on Haiti, locking them in on their WWII era weaponry. From their perspective, there was not a pressing need to replace it even using covert means. Thus the M1 persevered as the standard arm.
Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence in 1921, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes. A truck carries soldiers and African Americans near the Litan Hotel during race riots. Smoke rises from the ruins of African Americans' homes following race riots. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./NAACP Records/Library of Congress #history
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Atlanta police chief resigns in wake of deadly officer-involved shooting.
Five members of the violent MS-13 street gang have been accused of gunning down a Maryland man who was ambushed as he left his home to go to work. Their arrests in the May 26 shooting death of Francisco Anton Medrano-Campos, 29. Police said two gunmen were lying in wait for Medrano-Campos that morning when he emerged from his Wheaton apartment just outside Washington. Montgomery Couty police said Medrano-Campos had no connections to MS-13 or any other gang, which was the first to report key details on the arrests and the link to the gang. Police say the gang targeted Medrano-Campos after he beat Orellana with a lead pipe for stealing cash, a PlayStation and an Xbox from him after moving out. Orellana was arrested the day after the murder. Mugshots for Top Left: Victor Alfonso Cruz-Orellana Top Middle: Carlos Andres Orellana Top Right: Daniel E. Huezo Landaverde Bottom Left: Oscar Effrain Zavala-Urrea Bottom Right: Romeo Almengor Oxlaj-Lopez.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is eligible to receive pension benefits during his retirement years even if he's convicted of killing George Floyd, according to the Minnesota agency that represents retired public workers. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the May 25 death of George. Video of the arrest shows Chauvin, who is white, using his knee to pin down the neck of George, who was black and handcuffed, for several minutes as Floyd pleaded for air and eventually stopped moving. George's death has sparked protests around the world. The Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association said in a statement that former employees who meet length-of-service requirements qualify for benefits regardless of whether they quit or are fired. Those payments are not affected by criminal charges or convictions, the agency said, citing state law.
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The riots will continue...ATL
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Protesters are breaking the windows of the Wendy’s that Rayshard Brooks was shot at So these savages just get a free pass to do what they want anytime something happens that they dont agree with?