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An unknown Korean War veteran and American hero. Joy
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Reckless, The Mare
This horse was a pack horse during the Korean war, and she
carried recoilless rifles, ammunition and supplies to
Marines. Nothing too unusual about that, lots of animals
got pressed into doing pack chores in many wars.
But this horse did something more. During the battle for
a location called Outpost Vegas, this mare made 51 trips
up and down the hill, on the way up she carried
ammunition, and on the way down she carried wounded
soldiers.
What was so amazing? Well, she made every one of those
trips without anyone leading her.
One can imagine a horse carrying a wounded soldier, being
smacked on the rump at the top of the hill, and heading
back to the "safety" of the rear. But to imagine the same
horse, loaded with ammunition, and trudging back to the
battle where artillery is going off, without anyone
leading her is unbelievable. To know that she would make
50 of those trips is unheard of. How many horses would
even make it back to the barn once, let alone return to
the soldiers in the field even a single time?
Here is a clip of her story and photos to prove where she
was and what she did.
Reckless was retired at the Marine Corps Base in Camp
Pendleton where a General issued the following order:
"She was never to carry any more weight on her back except
her own blankets." She died in 1968 at the age of 20.
P.S.
How bad was the battle for Outpost Vegas? Artillery
rounds fell at the rate of 500 per hour, and only two men
made it out alive without wounds. Just two. And also a
horse, and she was wounded twice.
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Uploaded by sgtreckless2010 on Aug 8, 2010
Go to www.SgtReckless.com. Story of Sgt Reckless, a horse so heroic during the Korean war she was promoted to Staff Sergeant by the Commandant of the US Marine Corps, and is listed alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and John Wayne as one of our all-time heroes. Please go to www.sgtreckless.com for more information, and join the Official Sgt Reckless Fan Club on Facebook. Also, learn how you can help build the national Memorial Monument in her honor that will be placed in Washington, DC and Camp Pendleton.
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