15-049 Garand Picture of the Day - Operation Longhorn

[Mark in Rochester]

In the spring of 1952, as Cold War tensions heightened, Lampasas Countians’ worst fears seemingly materialized, as “enemy troops” stormed the area, “captured” Lampasas and declared martial law.

The U.S. military simulation, dubbed “Operation Longhorn,” was just a test, but paratrooper Tom Hershey and about 115,000 other soldiers made sure the several-week exercise felt as realistic -- and as sobering -- as possible.

Soldier recalls ‘invasion’ of Lampasas County in Operation Longhorn | www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Lampasas Dispatch Record

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