tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post3909510426567775071..comments2024-03-04T04:43:32.083-06:00Comments on Expert Witness: SAN JACINTO DAY ANNIVERSARYJPGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-29577861321945611822008-04-23T19:12:00.000-05:002008-04-23T19:12:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed this piece, it is like being ther...I really enjoyed this piece, it is like being there and the admiration fatctor is off of the scale. Like Texas Fred says, we may be repeating this if things keep going like they are. Hope not, but who knows,we are being overran.Grandpa-Old Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089245746076485250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-3934712549936288812008-04-23T18:23:00.000-05:002008-04-23T18:23:00.000-05:00Nice little History lesson there JPG. I've alway's...Nice little History lesson there JPG. I've alway's loved to read and history (especially of anything to do with the USA) is one of my favorite topics.<BR/><BR/>You know I think that's why I like your blog more than most.<BR/><BR/>1. You don't say a lot but you always have something good to say.<BR/><BR/>2. I always learn something from what I read here.<BR/><BR/>3. You remind me so much of my own dad that it is uncanny.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the excellent blogging and good evening to you sir.<BR/><BR/>JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-88780805387129731112008-04-23T13:33:00.000-05:002008-04-23T13:33:00.000-05:00Excellent piece Sir, I feel that we may have to re...Excellent piece Sir, I feel that we may have to repeat some of those great acts of history before too long though... <BR/><BR/>God Bless Texas!!TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-24520578674732541922008-04-23T11:52:00.000-05:002008-04-23T11:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for your kind comments jpg--and your insigh...Thanks for your kind comments jpg--and your insightful writing.<BR/><BR/>It is with a great deal of fondness that I look back on my time in South Texas as a naval aviator. I really enjoyed visiting the presidio at Goliad but could never find much information on the massacre other than a few paragraphs here and there. It really deserved a focused, full-length book.<BR/><BR/>Well, it's been 20 years--but better late than never. And although aviation is my chief passion, Texas history has moved right up there! So much I never knew.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the opportunity to post here--and for your patronage.<BR/><BR/>All best,<BR/>JayJay Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892466825092351923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-21225126030696216542008-04-23T10:50:00.000-05:002008-04-23T10:50:00.000-05:00That was a wonderfully told story! When I was teac...That was a wonderfully told story! When I was teaching in Questa, NM, my Hispanic students oftened teased me about my "Texas accent." I posted a map of the origional Texas boundaries and reminded them that could be considered Texans, too.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-68628001337138663812008-04-22T20:30:00.000-05:002008-04-22T20:30:00.000-05:00Thank you all for the very kind words. As Tamara ...Thank you all for the very kind words. As Tamara noted, you can usually tell when a writer is fond of the topic.<BR/><BR/>Desertrat - - I'll keep an eye out for that monument next time I breeze along I-10, Art.<BR/><BR/>JT - - <BR/>I am inappropriately proud of my Native Texan status. It is, after all, just a matter of choosing one's parents carefully. * Grin * I have long held that naturalized Texans should be accorded equal respect and perks, the only qualification being that they really <I>WANT</I> to be Texans. We're proud to have you here, JT. Belonging here is more a matter of attitude and love than a birthplace. Two observations, and I wish I could claim either as my own: <I>Texas is a State of Mind</I>. And from the early days, <I>Texians ain't nothin' but ordinary people, stuck 'way out on a limb.</I> <BR/><BR/>I am especially flattered that my effort drew remarks from Lt. Colonel Jay A. Stout, USMC Ret. This veteran aerial warrior is also an author of some note, with several historical books to his credit. (See http://booktour.com/author/jay_stout ) After reading his comments above, I Googled up <I>Slaughter at Goliad</I>. I immediately placed an on-line order for that book and his <I>Hammer From Above</I> as well. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, it pays to advertise. I appreciate your observations, Colonel, and will look forward to reading your books.<BR/><BR/>JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-69802599904453294102008-04-22T18:25:00.000-05:002008-04-22T18:25:00.000-05:00I concur with JT, the hair on the back of my neck ...I concur with JT, the hair on the back of my neck stood up when reading Houstons instructions to his men. I could almost see Him standing in the stirrups, waving his sword and hollering at the top of his lungs. History come alive indeed. Well Done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-33666734587247798902008-04-22T14:04:00.000-05:002008-04-22T14:04:00.000-05:00Absolutely brilliant. Well written, sir. Quite w...Absolutely brilliant. Well written, sir. Quite well.<BR/><BR/>It's a little funny (a <I>little</I>) that stuff like this often begins with, or otherwise involves, disarmament of free peoples.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, Holly, being a teacher is a fine profession, no doubt. But, there is something tremendous to be said for leading by example. Mr. JPG embodies this, methinks.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-18909156578254396452008-04-22T13:18:00.000-05:002008-04-22T13:18:00.000-05:00Thanks. Stirring and informative.Thanks. Stirring and informative.J.R.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498164179579546593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-35223456211975265902008-04-22T12:41:00.000-05:002008-04-22T12:41:00.000-05:00Absolutely, I believe that the importance of San J...Absolutely, I believe that the importance of San Jacinto is not appreciated by historians who tend to focus on "bigger" events. <BR/><BR/>I recently went through a similar exercise with Goliad ("Slaughter at Goliad--The Mexican Massacre of 400 Texas Volunteers," Naval Institute Press, April 2008). Mostly, the massacre created terror and fear--and a greater rush of refugees. It also horrified Americans and completely turned public sentiment against Mexico. Too, among some, it created the desire for revenge.<BR/><BR/>But what if Fannin and his men at Goliad had survived and caught up with Houston? Would they have fought at San Jacinto or somewhere else with similar results? I doubt it. Would Santa Anna have been captured? I doubt that as well. Would Houston and Fannin have quarreled? Perhaps.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting. Goliad was a tragedy...but the train of events that followed ended with San Jacinto and independence for Texas.<BR/><BR/>Jay A. Stout, Author: "Slaughter at Goliad"Jay Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892466825092351923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-91540757488033457082008-04-22T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-22T11:29:00.000-05:00The town of Frelsburg is named after one "Captain"...The town of Frelsburg is named after one "Captain" Frels. He brought settlers into Texas from Germany. He was at the Battle of San Jacinto. <BR/><BR/>His sister married my g/g/grandfather. Every time I see the monument above the horizon when I drive along I-10, I sorta nod to the old folks...<BR/><BR/>ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-68073259385501795172008-04-22T10:52:00.000-05:002008-04-22T10:52:00.000-05:00He DOES make history come alive, doesn't he? I jus...He DOES make history come alive, doesn't he? I just love that about him! He woulda made a great teacher, but then Law Enforcement would have lost a shining example of honesty and diligence.HollyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644166795449256850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-78124233885408346472008-04-22T08:23:00.000-05:002008-04-22T08:23:00.000-05:00Outstanding, sir! Since moving to the Former Repu...Outstanding, sir! Since moving to the Former Republic 2 years ago (I'm one of those "wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could"), I've been saying I'm going to read up on my Texas history, and bought Fehrenbach's <B>Lone Star</B> with that intention. Your post gave me goose bumps and will be the catalyst to me putting down the book I'm reading now and getting into <B>Lone Star</B>.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, and keep up the good work.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290459493177200781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-76681295710632939162008-04-22T07:33:00.000-05:002008-04-22T07:33:00.000-05:00Great Post!!!! Thanks for sharing this piece of h...Great Post!!!! Thanks for sharing this piece of history with us.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com