Gangs and the Military Quotes

“Military Veterans have become gang members since the late 1700s.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Gang members have joined the military since the mid-1800s.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“The first military-trained gang member was Samuel Mason, leader of the Mason gang of river pirates operating along the Ohio River from the 1790s.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Congress has mandated an annual report on street gang, outlaw biker, and domestic extremist activity in the military since 2008.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Members of every major street gang, outlaw biker, and domestic extremist group have been found in a number of military branches.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Only the Army conducts an annual assessment, and they appear to do relatively little to analyze the problem, contributions to the problem, and potential solutions.”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training