Daughters of the Republic of Texas Kathy Shoalmire (left) and Marie Cassler hold tow of the 13 candles representing 13 days of the siege of the Alamo. They joined the San Antonio Living History Association's 'Dawn at the Alamo.'
I believe Ozzy Osbourne is banned from the Alamo for an indiscretion comitted several years ago.
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TY for posting this. I forgot all about it.
I've always had an interest in the Alamo and what happened there. I even loved the recent re-make of the Alamo...though there are a few Freepers who'd disagree with me on that.
I hope to visit it some day.
Nice article, Swinney. Thanks for the post and ping! :^DDawn at the Alamo
Excerpt:
Their umbrellas knitting a colorful nylon canopy — if obstructing the view — hundreds of the faithful dripped before the Shrine of Texas Liberty before most others were awake Sunday morning, solemnly honoring the 169th anniversary of its fall. Among them was Fred Wachter, who made the trip from St. Louis especially for the day, though he didn't know he'd encounter "Dawn at the Alamo," the annual event hosted by the San Antonio Living History Association.
Wachter, a hospital maintenance worker, planned to stroll through the grounds between 5 and 7 a.m., the same time as the battle, and was pleasantly surprised to stumble across the ceremony.
"I study a lot about the Alamo and about other big battles. I wanted to see the Alamo on the actual day it fell," he said. "It feels good to be here at this time to think about the brave men who died here in a valiant fight."
Sunday's drizzly weather kept the crowd smaller than usual, with several hundred lining Alamo Plaza. Last year brought out about 1,000 for the 30-minute event.
Those brave enough to fight the elements took cover under umbrellas, rain bonnets and, this being Texas, cowboy hats.
The morning is not a re-enactment of the legendary battle, but rather an opportunity to remember the men who died that morning. The battle March 6, 1836, capped the end of a 13-day siege by Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna's troops. By 7 a.m., 189 Texas defenders and an estimated 600 to 1,600 Mexican soldiers lay dead.
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Did they have a man dressed in woman's clothes to represent Santa Ana?
Naw, that would be at San Jacinto...
Superficial dimwits. Don't they know that the proper memorial piece for such occasions is Flowers of the Forest?
And, of course, the Deguello would have been appropriate. I don't believe I've ever heard it on the pipes.
