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townhall.com ^ | 4/28/2016 | Matt Vespa

[Vigilanteman]

Ever seen a list of the people who died defending the Alamo? There were quite a few Limeys, Krauts and at least a half dozen Mexicans.

Three years ago, I got tapped to do the graveside eulogy at my brother-in-law's funeral in Houston. I stayed up with my niece the night before going through a great deal of family history and Texas history he had collected. Really sobering stuff on the diversity of that group who defended the Alamo, including his forebears. God bless them all for saving Texas from Mexico's fate.

[al_c]

Yep … folks from all over the world came to Texas. Smart people. My lineage can be traced back to Ireland, England and Germany. My bride’s side of the family are Czech and German. The Czech part of her side came straight to Galveston from their homeland in Czechoslovakia.

Those were indeed some brave men at the Alamo. Sure could use men like that today.

Here’s an interesting book for you about Texas that you might like. Evolution of a State written by one of my ancestors, Noah Smithwick. He was a blacksmith by trade. He worked on the famous “Come and Take It” cannon.

[ealgeone]

That’s awesome.

[Vigilanteman]

Thanks. I'll bookmark for later. As you know, Texas has a very rich history. For those who don't care to read and would rather get a film version, I'd recommend the John Wayne version of The Alamo plus Giant which was released about five years earlier.

Just the music from those two films is legendary.

[the scotsman]

apathy.