[theDentist]

I wonder if any of those men thought at the time that some 171 years later, they would be remembered?

[Alberta's Child]

Here's a bit of Texas trivia for y'all . . .

There have been four men bestowed with the honor of being designated an Official State Hero of Texas. The first three are Stephen Austin, Davy Crockett and Sam Houston. Who was the fourth?

(No cheating on this one by doing an internet search! LOL.)

[ConservaTexan]

[after Pee Wee passes out]

Texan: What's your name?

Pee-wee: I don't remember.

Texan: Where are you from?

Pee-wee: I don't remember.

Texan: Do you remember anything?

Pee-wee: I remember... the Alamo.

[Texans cheer]

[The Bat Lady]

Contrast that to the slimes who were in the Texas Independance day parade on 3/3/07 who were touting the up coming anti war rally to be held across the nation on 3/17/07 (now they are gonna RUIN ST. Patricks day????)

These "brave" marchers had a Texas flag but where the Star is they had a peace symbol instead. I tried to have them thrown out of the parade, they did take some of their signs but they let the flag wave like that.

they desecrate our flags, denigrade out troops & ruin our holidays but still get to live in the land of the free because of the brave.

I'm beginning to hate these people.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The Texas Navy is not well known but the three small frigates kept Mexico from landing troops and supplies.

After the war the three frigates were in such bad shape that they were useless.
Texas bought two more frigates and a steam Ship that had been damaged in a hurricane, they repaired it and armed the Ship with cannons.
They used the small fleet to harass the much larger Mexican Navy.

[Tennessee_Bob]

"Remember The Alamo! Remember Goliad!"

Damn - I'm proud to be a Texan.

[newcthem]

As a shirt-tail relation of one of the defenders, this day is always one of pride for me, and it really burns my @ss to see the Mexican Criminals parade thru the streets of this great nation demanding we recognize them. IMHO we should recognize them.......much in the same manner as our fore-fathers did, and deal with them in the same manner......as invaders.

And the only thing that burns my @ss worse.......is the empty suits in Washington who tell us we should "embrace" these criminals..just so they can get there lawn mowed without having to pay a white kid to do it!

[wtc911]

I only recently discovered that there were six native born New Yorkers and five others who lived in NY before heading to Texas among the defenders at the Alamo.