Spanish-American War Cannon Gets Melted for War Effort-- Part 1

From the Jan. 22nd Bloomington (Il) Pantagraph "Historic cannon sacrificed for WWII scrap drive" by Bill Kemp.

Americans loving through today's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have the experience of war to an extent, but nothing like those of Americans during World War II (and, of course, especially those people living in the war zones).

Nearly every American family at home had someone serving in uniform. In addition, all sorts of scrap metal was collected. And then there was the rationing, war bonds and Victory Gardens to name a few others.

Community-wide scrap drives took place often, and one of them in Bloomington, Illinois, claimed a Spanish-American War trophy. From September 1st to mid-October, McLean County collected 4,568 tons of scrap, an average of 124 pounds for each person loving in the county at the time.

And, the Local Spanish-American War Veterans Were OK With It. --GreGen