Morgan County civilians ready for battleWhen the United States won its independence from England, it was in large part due to the role that civilians played in fighting the English army.
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt started the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) to create a group of civilians skilled at marksmanship who could be called upon if necessary to help defend the nation in times of emergency.
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