March 6... 13 days of Glory... raise your glass to the Men of the Alamo!

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March 6, 1836. A force of around 200 Texians withstood a 13 day siege opposing a force of 2500 or more enemy soldiers, and gave their lives so that others may live free.


Text of a letter by William B. Travis as follows:

Fellow citizens and compatriots;I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily and will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country. Victory or Death.

William Barret TravisLt. Col. Comdt.

P.S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. Travis



May their sacrifice never be forgotten!

Please join me in a toast to these great men... :thumbup:






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Amen! We need to remember the kind of Americans that made this country what it is today:thumbup:

"You can go to hell -- I'm going to Texas!"

To Them - Prost!!
 
Aside from getting on the bus to leave Lackland, visiting the Alamo was probably the best thing to happen to me while I was at basic training :)
 
I lived in San Antonio for 30 years and must've driven by it hundreds of times (not to mention the times I've been in...) and, yet, I still get choked up every time I drive past or see a pic...

Remember the Alamo!

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The Alamo is one of the true moments of American Independence. I believe that more than anything the men would not desert each other. And that is true even today in our armed services fighting throughout the world.

On a sidebar, a few years ago, I sent a note to the ABS suggesting that our country add the BOWIE knife to our list of country symbols. We have a national bird, and a national seal...and so on....

Nepal has the khukuri on their flag as a symbol of their courage and strength.

It would be great for our fighting men to have a battle standard that linked them to the historic brethren who laid the foundation of our Nation.

Probably,this is just another one of my hair brain rants.

Lifting a glass to the men who gave us our national identity as a people who STAND.

SHane
 
"...Here's to the Army and Navy, and the battles they have won. Here's to America's colors, the colors that never run. May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather."
 
Remember Goliad!

Remember the Alamo!

I don't know it they fought in the Texas Revolution, but I know my family settled there before that time.
 
Of the 200 Men who fought and died against Santa Ana's 4,000 troops at the Alamo more than 30 men were from Tennessee. Of course Davy Crockett was the most famous but many others gave their lives whose last names are now Counties throughout Tennessee.

A very small force of brave men made a statement that will live forever.
 
Fort Henry Custom Knives said:
Of the 200 Men who fought and died against Santa Ana's 4,000 troops at the Alamo more than 30 men were from Tennessee. Of course Davy Crockett was the most famous but many others gave their lives whose last names are now Counties throughout Tennessee.

A very small force of brave men made a statement that will live forever.
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30 from Tennessee, I was about to post about Tennessee Volunteers but you beat me to it! Thanks!
 
Along with the Tenn volunteers, the defenders of the Alamo came from just about every state in the union (at that time) and from Ireland, England, Scotland and Germany among other places.

Their sacrifice would result in the birth of a new nation. The Republic of Texas in 1836. In 1845 Texans voted to allow annexation into the USA.

Texas remains the only state in the union to ever kick another country's butt. :thumbup:

Here is a pretty good link that gives a brief history of each of the defenders of the Alamo. Interesting stuff...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders
 
Visited the Alamo a few years ago. . . The sacrifice that these brave men and women made stands at the very heart of what made America great. :thumbup:

I humbly toast to their memory,:thumbup:

Jerry :D





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Fort Henry Custom Knives said:
Of the 200 Men who fought and died against Santa Ana's 4,000 troops at the Alamo more than 30 men were from Tennessee. Of course Davy Crockett was the most famous but many others gave their lives whose last names are now Counties throughout Tennessee.

A very small force of brave men made a statement that will live forever.
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4,000 well supplied Santa Anas troops w/ cannon VS 200 Americans.... Himm sounds like it was a fair fight - perhaps we sould have spoted them a few more:)
 
Fort Henry Custom Knives said:
Of the 200 Men who fought and died against Santa Ana's 4,000 troops at the Alamo more than 30 men were from Tennessee. Of course Davy Crockett was the most famous but many others gave their lives whose last names are now Counties throughout Tennessee.

A very small force of brave men made a statement that will live forever.
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Little known fact about Davy Crockett.......

He was most likely one of my ancestors!!!!!!!!

I have a family history book at home. The Crockett Family history. David (Davy) Crockett is one of them. No actual proof, but that is the family story!
 
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