Houston Chapter Celebrates San Jacinto Day

Houston Area Texans - A FreeRepublic Network Chapter ^ | April 21, 2002 | Flyer

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The Houston Area Texans Celebrate San Jacinto Day A Photo Essay

 

The San Jacinto Monument	A Texian shows off his guns
"Be not afraid. . ."	More Guns!
The Men of the U.S.S. San Jacinto were the guest of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas	Barbecue!
No trip to San Jacinto is complete without a visit to the Battleship Texas	HumbleGunner defends the ship channel
The unknown gunner	HumbleGunner protects the San Jacinto Monument
Really big bullets!	Santa Anna's Army has been spotted!
General Sam Houston	The troops arrive via the Lynchburg Ferry
April 20, 1836 - Sizing up the situation	A brief engagement with the Mexicans
The Cavalry	Reload!
Santa Anna's men try to draw our fire	April 21 - The Battle!
Advancing on the unsuspecting Mexican troops	Remember The Alamo!
Entering Santa Anna's camp	The battle is over - Texas is liberated!

[basil]

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I can't believe that I am a born and bred Texas, but had never heard the term. I have heard "Texican", though, and I have never liked that!

[SpencerRoane]

"This is a rough country," Amos was saying. "It's a country knows how to scour a human man right off the face of itself. A Texan is nothing but a human man way out on a limb. This year, and next year, and maybe for a hundred more. But I don't think it'll be forever. Someday this country will be a fine good place to be. Maybe it needs our bones in the ground before that time can come."

Alan Le May--"The Searchers" (1954) (Harper & Brothers)

In the movie they changed Amos' name to Ethan. They also had Mrs. Jorgensen speak the above lines and they changed "Texan" to "Texican."

[SpencerRoane]

Happy belated San Jacinto Day to all my fellow Texans, Texians, Texicans, Tejanos, Houstonians, 09ers, etc. By the way, is there anybody out there old enough to remember the board game Texas Millionaire which was sold in the late 1950s and early 60s?

[Jalapeno]

Jan Jacinto was a series and hugh mistake. You should be ashamed. I never make misteaks like that.