Marines to Honor a True War-Horse

Staff Sgt. Reckless, one of the unsung heroes of the American effort in the Korean War, is getting some long-awaited recognition. 

Reckless became a Marine war horse in 1952 and carried ammunition to troops at the front lines during battle. She quickly became a beloved presence on and off the battlefield, says Robin Hutton, president of Angels Without Wings, a non-profit group sponsoring a monument to the horse. 

Thursday, about a week before the official 60th-anniversary commemoration of the end of the Korean War, a life-size monument of the horse was installed in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, adjacent to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The statue depicts the horse in an uphill climb. Reckless is the only Korean War horse honored at the park.

The memorial is meant to honor the horse's contributions to the war and her close bonds with Marines, Hutton says. They would feed her their rations and drape their flak jackets over her to provide comfort, she said. 

"It was a love story," Hutton said, "and she was their gal."

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