I once walked down the San Antonio Riverwalk and then up to the Alamo. The first day I walked around the outside perimeter of the mission and on the next day I did the inside tour. I liked the outside much better.
As I walked around the inside I realized there wasn't much saved in memory or relic from the original battle. The fort is mostly rebuilt and the story is mostly legend or rebuilt from enemy notes. Often when I walk through memorials, I sense the emotion of those memorialized. I just didn't get that in the Alamo.
I did get that emotion as I walked around the outside perimeter. I sensed the folks running to the inside of the mission for safety in numbers. I sensed the folks who risked leaving the mission to find additional supplies to bring back to the Americans. I wanted to know what was going on inside.
As a child, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and all their compadres were some of my favorite stories. I once even had my hair cut in a "Davy Crockett" (a raccoon tail in the back...remember I lived in the Appalachians). I prefer those memories to the Alamo walk.
As I walked around the inside I realized there wasn't much saved in memory or relic from the original battle. The fort is mostly rebuilt and the story is mostly legend or rebuilt from enemy notes. Often when I walk through memorials, I sense the emotion of those memorialized. I just didn't get that in the Alamo.
I did get that emotion as I walked around the outside perimeter. I sensed the folks running to the inside of the mission for safety in numbers. I sensed the folks who risked leaving the mission to find additional supplies to bring back to the Americans. I wanted to know what was going on inside.
As a child, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and all their compadres were some of my favorite stories. I once even had my hair cut in a "Davy Crockett" (a raccoon tail in the back...remember I lived in the Appalachians). I prefer those memories to the Alamo walk.
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