Letter From Travis

“Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat, but the Alamo had none.”

My post yesterday which featured a You Are There video clip about the Alamo, reminded me about that battle, the American Thermopylae.  I have always been deeply moved by the letter of Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis asking for aid from “all Americans in the world”: (more…)

Published in: on August 30, 2010 at 5:30 am  Comments (1)  
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