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This is actually the complete and fascinating account of how a would-be Korean racehorse became one of the greatest Sea Corps wartime heroes. Amid an inferno of explosives on the deadly minefield in the Korean War, a four-legged marine proved to be a heroic make of character. She moved headstrong up and down steep, smoky terrain that no man could travail confidently. In a single day, this small Mongolian mare made fifty-one round-trips hauling nearly five a great deal of explosives to various gun sites. Sergeant Reckless was her name, and she was the horse renowned for carrying wounded soldiers off of the battlefield and making single trips across combat zones to deliver supplies. A widely celebrated national hero, Reckless was initially highlighted in 1954 in the Sunday Night Post and in 1997 when Life newspaper published an edition lauding history's one hundred all-time heroes. Equine enthusiast Robin Hutton learned about Sergeant Reckless and spearheaded the effort to commission payment a monument at the Country wide Museum of the Sea Corps in Triangle, Virginia, nearby the Marine Corps Platform Quantico. In July of 2013, the statue was launched. A second monument is prepared for Sea Corps Platform Camp Pendleton in California, where Reckless lived out her days and nights which is buried. Hutton has now written a remarkable full biography of Sergeant Reckless, who earned two Crimson Hearts on her behalf heroic attempts, among other armed service accessories. Hutton has spoken with the marines who fought alongside Reckless and explains to the complete and captivating tale of how a would-be Korean racehorse became one of the greatest Sea Corps wartime heroes. Sgt. Reckless brings the legend back to life more than half a hundred years later.
