Post by featherduster on Dec 14, 2011 4:48:35 GMT -5
THIS IS A REALLY NEAT TRUE STORY
Reckless…the mare.
This horse was a pack horse during the Korean war, and she carried
Recoil-less rifles, ammunition and supplies to Marines.
Nothing too unusual about that, as 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 50 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.
I 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.
Hell, how many horses would even make it back to the barn once, let
Alone return alone to you in the field one single time??
So here is a clip of her story and photos to prove where she was and
What she did….
(*Time 3 min 37 sec)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIo3ZfA9da0
She 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 one horse .... Reckless was wounded twice.
__________________
Reckless…the mare.
This horse was a pack horse during the Korean war, and she carried
Recoil-less rifles, ammunition and supplies to Marines.
Nothing too unusual about that, as 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 50 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.
I 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.
Hell, how many horses would even make it back to the barn once, let
Alone return alone to you in the field one single time??
So here is a clip of her story and photos to prove where she was and
What she did….
(*Time 3 min 37 sec)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIo3ZfA9da0
She 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 one horse .... Reckless was wounded twice.
__________________
