Sgt. Reckless: Americas War Horse Hutton RobinPaperback
Sgt. Reckless: Americas War Horse Hutton RobinPaperback A New York Times BestsellerFrom the racetrack to the battlefield--dauntless, fearless, and exemplar of Semper Fi--she was Reckless, "pride of…
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Sgt. Reckless: Americas War Horse Hutton RobinPaperback
A New York Times BestsellerFrom 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. 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 order to pay for a prosthetic leg for his sister, Kim made the difficult decision to sell his beloved companion.
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,