Sgt Reckless: Americas War Horse

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Robin Hutton

From the racetrack to the battlefield
dauntless, fearless, and exemplar of Semper Fi
she was Reckless, "pride of the Marines."

A Mongolian mare who was bred to be a
racehorse, Ah-Chim-Hai, or Flame-of-the-
Morning, belonged to a young boy named Kim-Huk-
Moon. In order to pay for a prosthetic leg for
his sister, Kim made the difficult decision to
sell his beloved companion.

Lieutenant Eric Pedersen purchased the
bodacious mare and renamed her Reckless, for
the Recoilless Rifles Platoon, Anti-Tank
Division, of the 5th Marines shed be joining.

The four-legged equine braved minefields and
hailing shrapnel to deliver ammunition to her
division on the frontlines. In one day alone,
performing fifty-one trips up and down
treacherous terrain, covering a distance of
over thirty-five miles, and rescuing wounded
comrades-in-arms, Reckless demonstrated her
steadfast devotion to the Marines who had
become her herd.

Despite only measuring about thirteen hands
high, this pint-sized equine became an American
hero. Reckless was awarded two Purple Hearts
for her valor and was officially promoted to
staff sergeant twice, a distinction never
bestowed upon an animal before or since.

Author Robin Hutton has reignited excitement
about this nearly forgotten legend, realizing
the Sgt. Reckless Memorial Monument at the
National Museum of the Marine Corps, completed
in July 2013, and now spurring the creation of
a second memorial at Camp Pendleton,
California, where Reckless lived out the rest
of her days.

Available online at Amazon.com and
Barnes and Noble.

Sgt Reckless Memorial Fund P.O. Box
1125 Moorpark, CA 93020 (805) 380-4017
(805) 603-2174 (cell)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=YIo3ZfA9da0 She wasn't a horse - She
was a Marine!


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