THIRTEEN DAYS IN MARCH

On March the 6th in 1836, 189 Americans defied the 4,000 man army of Santa Anna to keep the land they felt was lawfully theirs and could not be taken from them without a fight.

For thirteen days these brave and determined men defended the Alamo, an abandoned Mission, and gave up their lives for what they felt was valuable--Freedom and the Republic of Texas!  They had every opportunity to give up the fight and live.  How foolish they must look to today's populace?

Who were these men?  They were men led by men like Will Travis (only 26 with two small children at home).  Davey Crockett ( frontiersman and former U.S. Congressman).  Jim Bowie (a wealthy landowner on both sides  of the Rio Grande) married to a Mexican woman.  And Almaron Dickinson, 36 years old, blacksmith and artillery captain.  He was one of the very last to die at the Alamo.  His wife and daughter were two of the only three survivors of the Alamo.

Early in the siege Travis wrote these words to the people of Texas:

"Fellow Citizens & Compatriots: I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under  Santa Anna....The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison will be put to the sword....I have answered the demand with a cannon shot & our flag still waves proudly from the walls.  I shall never surrender or retreat....VICTORY OR DEATH! P.S. The Lord is on our side."

 We must remember that these men did not have the press bombarding them with statements from the "talking heads" on TV and news reporters (so called) telling them how foolish they were for dying for "That broken down old Mission".

Yes, we have men like that today.  Few are in Washington but on the battle grounds around the globe wearing cammos and dungarees and flight gear and eating MRES.  Just too bad that we only hear about them when one gets shot!......Medicineman!