Article: REAGAN RIDES AGAIN AT MUSEUM EXHIBIT LIBRARY FOCUSES ON HIS U.S. CAVALRY SERVICE.(News)

Byline: Eric Leach Staff Writer

SIMI VALLEY - Most people know that Ronald Reagan had a lifelong love of horses, but few are aware he developed his riding skills as a lieutenant in the U.S. Cavalry.

An exhibit opening this month at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library focuses on the unique link in Reagan's own life between the U.S. Cavalry and and the Old West portrayed in Hollywood's Western movies.

Reagan joined at the age of 24 and became the last president to serve in the U.S. Cavalry - following Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. The move also helped Reagan launch his movie career in Hollywood, which was ...

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