Reckless Arrives in America, 10 November 1954. "Her ship docked on the morning of the Marine Corps birthday and everyone who is anyone was down to meet her. Besides, there were many of her old friends from Korea waiting on the dock."
From the Randolph Pate Collection (COLL/802), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
In 1952, Lieutenant Eric Pedersen purchased Reckless from a Korean stableboy to be used to carry ammunition through the mountainous terrain that his platoon was stationed in. The Marines taught her battlefield survival skills, but she was wounded twice in battle. For these wounds, Reckless was awarded two purple hearts.
When the Korean War ended, Reckless was brought to the United States and retired to Camp Pendleton until her death in 1968.
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