Sgt Reckless

SGT. Reckless

Official Site

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This site is dedicated to a remarkable hero - a small Mongolian mare named Reckless - who became a National hero in 1954 when an article ran in the Saturday Evening Post about her heroics during several battles in the Korean War. LIFE Magazine ran a Special Collector’s Edition in 1997 entitled “Celebrating our Heroes,” and there’s Reckless listed alongside the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa ... just to name a few!
Her incredible story is inside - you are in for real treat!

Do you have a Story about this Horse?
I am putting the final touches on a book and screenplay I have written on this wonderful hero, and I am looking for people who may have served with her, or had relatives that served with her and would like to share their stories and pictures. I have spoken to Marines all across the country who have shared their wonderful experiences and photos with me - either when she was in Korea, or when she was brought to the United States and was billeted at the stables at Camp Pendleton. If you have a story you’d like to share - you owe it to yourself and Reckless to do it!

I have written a movie script on this incredible story and am looking for a home for it.

You can email me at sgtreckless@yahoo.com!

TSgt. Joe Latham with Reckless on the battlefield in Korea