Articles written by Robin Holm

Robin Holm|Updated Mar 15, 2016

Fascinating story by Jim Cornelius in the March 9 edition of The Nugget about Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico 100 years ago. It brought fond memories back to me about my grandfather, Col. Alexander W. Chilton, and his tales of chasing Pancho Villa across the U.S. border into Mexico in hot pursuit. So what persuaded Villa to stage his raid across the border into New Mexico? There had been shifting alliances between Villa and the American government, and during the... Full story