 John
Joseph "Blackjack" Pershing (1860-1948) was born in Linn
County, Missouri. He was a great American general who led
the Expeditionary Force during World War I, and had a hand
in many other campaigns during his life. General Pershing
was also the Professor of Military Science at the
University of Nebraska and taught tactics at The United
States Military Academy at West Point. General Pershing
was a strict disciplinarian, cold, distant, and demanding,
but known well for being fair and just, as well as, being
a tireless organizer, and a courageous leader of men.
Career Highlights
- 1891 - Prof. of Military Science and
Tactics, University of Nebraska
- 1898 - Serves in the Spanish-American
War
- 1901 - Awarded rank of Captain
- 1906 - Promoted to rank of Brigadier
General
- 1909 - Military Governor of Moro
Province, Philippines
- 1916 - Promoted to rank of Major
General
- 1919 - Promoted to General of the
Armies
- 1921 - Appointed Appointed Chief of
Staff
- 1924 - Retires from active duty
Education West Point
Just before World War I, there were a
number of terrorist attacks on the United States forces in
the Philippines by Muslim extremists. So Gen. Pershing
captured 50 terrorists and had them tied to posts for
execution. He then had his men bring in two pigs and
slaughter them in front of the now horrified terrorists.
Muslims detest pork because they believe pigs are filthy
animals. Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while
others won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their
by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat,
its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise
(and those virgins) and doomed to hell. The soldiers then
soaked their bullets in the pig blood, and proceeded to
execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad. The soldiers
then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorists' bodies and
covered them in pig blood and entrails. They let the 50th
man go. And for the next forty-two years, there was not a
single Muslim extremist attack anywhere in the world.
Maybe it is time for this segment of history to repeat
itself? The question is, where do we find another
Blackjack Pershing? |
