GrimyTimes.com Exclusive: In a scathing rebuke to the nation’s military readiness, a delegation from the American Legion presented shocking resolutions to Congress on January 17, 1920. Led by former Representative Thomas Miller of Delaware, the group demanded radical changes to the country’s military system, calling out the current state of affairs as ‘national folly.’
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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