Colonel Lewis McBride an Inventor, Soldier and a Patriot.
Can you ponder what it would be like to be an inventor of a weapon that helped or changed how you fought and won wars, or can you imagine that you are highly recommended for your inventing ability to improve someone else’s work? If you were so skilled and dedicated to your nation that you have been in different groups that support the United States, such as the Colorado Army National Guard, the Corps of Engineers and the Army Branch of Chemical Warfare Service. How about being that one person that creates a chemical substance that would help military and civilian authorities past and present to take control of a hostel situation without using lethal force? How would you like to be the one who made such an impact while serving in the Military for your inventions, do to your hard work and dedication gets you inducted into the Chemical Corps Hall of Fame, or be that Soldier the United States Army would ask you back to service after retiring, well Colonel Lewis McBride can say he did just that.
Colonel Lewis McBride was born in Iowa in 1879; he pursued a career in electrical engineering (Lindberg 2005). Colonel McBride accepted a commission for the Colorado National Guard which is a component of the United States Army, Colorado Guard began its service in 1903, Colorado Army National Guard web page (2013). But as the First World War began, Colonel Lewis McBride became a member of the Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers became a permanent army branch in 1802 and was in charge of such tasks like construct buildings and monuments in the Nation’s capital, US Army Corps of Engineers web site (2013). Once again when opportunity became available Colonel McBride a Captain at th...
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...aid law enforcement of today to control a peaceful outcome of a serious incident. To make such a impact in an organization that would put you in the history book. That was the legacy of Colonel Lewis McBride.
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