American Soldiers Pray For Success At Mexican Border (1916)

New Mexico, United States of America (USA). After Francisco “Pancho“ Villa made a raid into the United States in 1916, the Americans made a brief retaliation raid of Mexico and tried to track down Villa unsuccessfully. This is footage of the US Army at the Mexican border. Opens with shot of a priest speaking outside a tent with a little altar and an Army officer standing behind him. Shot of masses of American soldiers dropping to one knee to pray holding their hats. Pan across the kneeling soldiers. They stand up and put hats back on. Military, religion, prayer, ceremony. Modified WPA record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (