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US Marine Corps horse honoured for Korean War valour

US Marine Corps horse honoured for Korean War valour | iNFOnews.ca
Horse Haldalgo, representing life-saving US Marine horse Sergeant Reckless who served with the US Marine Corps during the Korean War, is awarded with the PDSA Dickin Medal beside Sergeant Mark Gostling, right, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Skaggs in London, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Reckless, who survived one of the bloodiest battles in modern military history, has today been awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal – known as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross – for her bravery and devotion to duty during the Korean war 1950 until 1953. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Original Publication Date: July 26, 2016 8:00PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 11:26PM

LONDON – A U.S. Marine Corps horse who served under fire during the Korean War has been posthumously decorated for bravery.

Sgt. Reckless was awarded the Dickin Medal at a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in London on Wednesday, the 63rd anniversary of the end of the war.

The chestnut Mongolian mare served as an ammunitions carrier for the marines’ anti-tank division. She made repeated strips to supply ammunition and retrieve wounded troops under heavy bombardment during the battle of Outpost Vegas in March 1953.

After the war, Reckless retired to the United States and died in 1968 at age 20.

Reckless is the 68th recipient of the medal, awarded by the PDSA veterinary charity. It recognizes wartime bravery by animals, from carrier pigeons to a World War II commando collie.

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