Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Words About Wilton: Gail Hoar – Protecting and serving

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Words About Wilton: Gail Hoar – Protecting and serving

Recently, I came across a photo that got me thinking about my column. It was of a group of Chadian men on horseback, with small knives attached to their left arms and a few with old rifles slung over their shoulders.

These men were the police force for the canton (the equivalent of a county in the United States) in which they resided. They were called goumiers, referencing the…
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