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In 1919, with the future of American aviation taking a nosedive, the iconoclastic man who would later be known as the father of the Air Force proposed a solution: a brutal cross-country air race.
The Chappell family has an incredible military history and deep connections to Monroe.
Deming, N.M., 1916: Pictured is Officer's Row and mess halls for the 1st Arkansas Infantry regiment of the state's national guard militia.
Since 1922, America's only national military organization solely and exclusively focused on support of the Reserve and National Guard
Back then, $1 billion was big money. Yet, the Military Aviation Appropriations Act of 1917 and two subsequent bills passed with almost no debate. It was virtually a blank check to buy an air armada to fight World War I.