Did you know the U.S. Army once used pigeons to send and receive messages? 📃🐦 The Army’s pigeon program, which began in 1917 under the orders of General John Pershing, was headquartered at Fort Monmouth under the Signal Corps from 1919 until its discontinuation in 1957. CECOM historian Susan Thompson returns in this latest episode of ‘From the CECOM Archive’ with more on the U.S. Army's carrier pigeons. 🎞 | CECOM