Today in Military History: June 10, 1898; Marines land at Guantanamo Bay
On June 10, 1898, the 1st Marine Battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. Robert W. Huntington, landed on the eastern side of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The next day, Lt. Herbert L. Draper hoisted the American flag up a pole at Camp McCalla where it flew during the next eleven days. Huntington later sent the flag with…