OREGON GENERALS AND THE GREAT WAR

Oregon WW1 generals - Charles Martin as Oregon Governor left and Ulysses S. McAlexander as a brigadier general.
Oregon WW1 generals – Charles Martin as Oregon Governor left and Ulysses S. McAlexander as a brigadier general.

Two of the men who made the rank of major general in the U.S. Army during the period of World War One had strong Oregon ties. After the war, both would retire to Oregon and eventually die there. They were very similar in many ways, though history remembers each a bit differently. Here are the Oregon generals.

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EMILIO AGUINALDO – HOME AND TOMB OF THE INSURGENT ENIGMA

The Man - Emilio Aguinaldo - and his Shrine. Aguinaldo family home in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines.
The Man – Emilio Aguinaldo – and his Shrine. Aguinaldo family home in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines.

Emilio Aguinaldo is considered by many to be the “George Washington” of the Philippines.  His family home is preserved – much like Washington’s at Mount Vernon – and a museum is dedicated to his life and times. Additionally, to the Aguinaldo home, the leader himself is entombed on the grounds behind the house. The grounds became the official Aguinaldo Shrine in 1964 just after his death.

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