CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A bronze statue of Staff Sgt. Reckless is scheduled to be dedicated to the famous Korean War pack horse during a ceremony at the Pacific Views Event Center on October 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations West – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, will be joined by Korean War Veterans who served with Staff Sgt. Reckless and the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard in dedicating the statue.
Staff Sgt. Reckless served with the Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Anti-Tank Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. The unit’s Platoon Commander bought her at a racetrack in Seoul during the Korean War and trained her to navigate supply routes by herself and evade enemy fire.
After serving on the front lines in Korea, she was awarded two purple hearts, a Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, a Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal, a Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Medal, a Navy Unit Commendation, a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and, posthumously, was awarded the Dickin Medal.
For more on Reckless, please view the video below:
*MEDIA COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS*
Media interested in covering this event must RSVP to Camp Pendleton Public Affairs via email Pendletonmedia@usmc.mil no later than 8:00 a.m. on the 26th. Access will not be granted to those who do not RSVP by this time. Please include number of media personnel and type of vehicles to be escorted in your RSVP. Confirmed media members will meet at the MAIN GATE no later than 9:15 a.m. on the 26th.
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