From Wikipedia
"The fledgling United States Army Air Service dropped a few pipe and tear gas bombs as a demonstration meant to overawe the labor organizers. It was the only time in the history of the U.S. that the government ordered military aircraft used against its own people."
Jim Straub wrote:
>> By any definition of mobilization, the US in the 1920s,
>
Something on the
> order of tens of thousands of armed miners marched into logan and mingo
> counties in west virginia, for the purpose of hanging the murderous
> anti-union sherriff there and establishing a new local of the umwa.
>
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