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Sgt. Reckless - America's War Horse (Paperback)
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Sgt. Reckless - America's War Horse (Paperback)
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List price R516
Loot Price R487
Discovery Miles 4 870
You Save R29 (6%)
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A New York Times Bestseller! 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 she'd 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. The paperback edition includes a
new foreword by General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the U.S.
Marine Corps. It will appeal to fans of Laura Hillenbrand's
Seabiscuit, Elizabeth Letts' The Eighty Dollar Champion, and the
feature film War Horse.
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