This Model 1905 three inch field gun saw service in the Mexican Campaign against Pancho Villa and was originally obtained by a local veterans organization during the mid-1950s. In the early 1980s, American Legion Bicentennial Post 1976 of Annandale obtained stewardship of the cannon and initiated a restoration project that included new wooden wheels handcrafted by a master wheelwright. The cannon and memorial are maintained by Post 1976 as reminders of the sacrifices of veterans in maintaining freedom around the world.