To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Korean War hero mare: Marine Sgt. Reckless
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 23:23:02 +0000 (UTC)
This is very interesting!
Use of US military horses/mules faded in the late 1950s, then surfaced again
in the 1980s to address mountain warfare logistics. Horses/mules are being
used by the US military in the mountains of Afghanistan, etc.
This is the website dedicated to the decorated Korean War hero mare, Marine
SSgt Reckless: http://www.sgtreckless.com
Check out the 3 videos on the site. This horse was trained to carry
ammunition to soldiers in the field, and carry back wounded. She was sent out
alone, without a handler, located "her" marines during combat despite
changing locations in the field, and returned to base.
Seeing the history of Sgt. Reckless makes you wonder what else we might be
able to accomplish using Mounted SAR horses and mules.