The very first monument was dedicated at the National Museum of the Marine Corps (Triangle/Quantico, VA) on July 26, 2013.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen James Amos, gave the command to unveil the monument as over 3,000 attendees stood in awe when the monument by artist Jocelyn Russell was revealed. Men that served with Reckless in Korea and Camp Pendleton were there to share in the festivities. It was a glorious day.
There is also an incredible exhibit inside the museum of Reckless in the Korean War gallery. It’s amazing!
Here are the Donors who helped make it possible!
SPONSORS $25,000+
1. Arthur L. Allen - ASG Software, Inc. - Naples, FL
2. Alda Vandling - Corona del Mar, CA
PLATINUM DONORS - $10,000+
1. Watts & Sally Humphrey - Harrodsburg, KY
2. Sgt Reckless Fan Club
GOLD DONORS $5,000+
1. Johnny & Carol Newsom - Woodland, CA
2. Karen & Michael Storms - Holmes Beach, FL
3. Mr & Mrs Frederick W Smith - Memphis, TN
4. Tom & Delores Laughlin (“Billy Jack & Jean”) Santa Rosa Valley, CA
5. Mike and Reva Mason - Glen Burnie, MD
6. Joanne & Andrall Pearson - Santa Barbara, CA
7. Jill & Alan Rappaport - Garden City, NY
BRONZE DONORS - $1,000+
1. A Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, USMC
In Memory of Bennie W Standifer
2. Mike Bland - Laguna Hills, CA
3. Mr & Mrs Leslie M Baker, Jr - Winston-Salem, NC
4. Donna Fleece - St Petersburg, FL
5. William Howard Flowers, Jr Foundation Inc (Mr & Mrs C Martin Wood, III) - Thomasville, GA
6. Paul & Elizabeth Hammersley - Bowling Green, KY
7. R Michael Holzbeierlein - Corona del Mar, CA
8. Kellie Morrison - Houston, TX
9. Janis Oles - Millbury, MA
10. Robert W Riordan - Sewickley, PA
11. William Shatner - Hollywood Charity Horse Show - Beverly Hills, CA
12. Col. David T Ulmer - Lexington, NC
13. FEDEX - Memphis, TN
DONORS
1st Marine Division Association - Eastern Michigan Chapter - Dearborn, MI
Paula Adams - Indiana, PA
Denise Anderson - Bowling Green, KY
Edgar D. Aronson, Maj, USMCR (Ret) - New York, NY
Deb Baird - Cranberry TWP, PA
Camille Bao - Sterling, VA
Roy Baillie - Spring Hill, FL
Anthony Baltas - Beverly, MA
Cheryl Shaw Barnes & Peter Barnes - Alexandria, VA
James Barnes - Front Royal, VA
Mary Bartula - Thousand Oaks, CA
J Edward Bassett III - Midway, KY
Charles R. Batherson - Garden City, MI
Chuck and Anne Batherson - Greensboro, NC
Christina Bishop - Winter Park, FL
G W Bean Family - Dandridge, TN
Don Beary - San Diego, CA
Joyce Bell - Easton, MD
Susan & Michael Bell - Santa Barbara, CA
Kathy Bennett - Jamul, CA
Kimme Black - Santa Rosa Valley, CA
Joe & Martha Bles - Laurel, MD
Teri Boggess - Raleigh, NC
Ellen Bonacarti - Millstone Township, NJ
Diane E Brabant - Westlake Village, CA
Frank D Brady - Bridgewater, MA
Rise Briggs - Roseburg, OR
Janet Brinker - Wyomissing, PA
Breyer Horse - Reeves International, Inc - Pequannock, NJ
Doreen Burch - Paw Paw, WV
Kathleen A Burleson - Temecula, CA
Jennifer Caci - Fayetteville, NC
Sara Canterbury - Alexandria, VA
Karen Carlson - Ramona, CA
Darrell R Charlton, Jr - Farmersville, TX
Gray C Church - Temecula, CA
Pamela J Clark - Redfield, AR
Carl B. Combs - Vail, AZ
Steve Cook - Nuevo, CA
Larry & Betty Corle - Coffeyville, KS
Carol Lynn Coronios - Chatham, NY
Heather Craven - Louisville, KY
Kitty Crouch - Plattsburg, MO
Charlene Crumpton - Delran, NJ
Christopher Curtis - Ritzville, WA
RJ Daum - Dallas, TX
Douglas Davis - Tacoma, WA
Joann K. Davis - Temecula, CA
Teresa DeMusis - Philadelphia, PA
Cotton Dent - Nunn, CO
Eleanor Deskis - East Windsor, CT
Susan DeVore - San Diego, CA
Penny Dobb - Downey, CA
Sarah E. Donaldson - Easton, MD
Sandra Deakins - Santee, CA
Elizabeth De Guise - Bloomfield, MI
Ernesto A. Diaz - Tampa, FL
Valentine R Dorame, Louise Wait-Dorame - Las Vegas, NV
Milton & Patsy Drummond - Richmond, VA
Susan Edgar - Leonardtown, MD 20650
Scott Ellwood - Weiser, ID
Patrick Farmer - Jacksonville, NC
Robert A Ferber - Calabasas, CA
Terri Ferraro - Santa Clarita, CA
Elaine Finstad - Houston, TX
Suzanne Finstad - W. Hollywood, CA
Lu Ann Flechsig - Los Gatos, CA
Maggie Foreman- Melba, ID
Nancie Foster - Oregonia, OH
Nadine Foxwell - Norfolk, VA
Amy S. Frazee - Garden City, MI
Justine George - Charlotte, NC
Valerie Gesinski - Metamora, MI
Cherie Girod - Mill City, OR
Mary Haldeman - Manheim, PA
Lee Halverson - Danville, CA
Susan Hamada - Bartlesville, OK
Marie-Lynn Hammond - Stoffville, Canada
Mary and Bob Harrell - Santa Rosa Valley, CA
Lorraine F. Harrington - Temecula, CA
Elizabeth Harter - Ventura, CA
Carrie Helmold - Germantown, Md
Karl Hillquist - Shelton, WA
Annette Hirschi-Boden - Cedar City, UT
Frances L Hoff - San Clemente, CA
Carol Ann Holland - Ithaca, NY
Mary Hope - Purcell, OK
Calvin Huge - Summerville, SC
David Hughes - Carmi, IL
Todd Hull - Mission Viejo, CA
Carole Hunter - Santa Rosa Valley, CA
In Memory of:
Abby, the Mustang Police Horse (Phil & Karen West - Bishop, CA)
Sgt John T Meyers (Larry D Meyers - New York, NY)
ETR2(SS) Stephen B Oles (Janis Oles - Millbury, MA)
Deacon Ingle - Romance, AR
William H Janzen - Lake Forest, CA
Linda S. Johnson - Orangevale, CA
Lisa Josephowitz - Bethesda, MD
Jungwoon Kang - Champaign, IL
Donna Keagle - Cumberland, WI
Mary Anne Kimmel, West Chester, OH
Arnold Kirkpatrick - Lexington, KY
Richard & Diane Knoblock - Santa Rosa Valley, CA
David Kontz - Germantown, WI
Juanita & Scott Koth - Temecula, CA
Jade Krug - Midland, TX
Stanley Kuciejski - North Little Rock, AR
Sharon Kugler - Stafford, VA
Linda Lacy - Swansboro, NC
Lakeside Frontier Riders - Lakeside, CA
Brent Lance - Murrieta, CA
Dana Lennon - Waxahachie, TX
Lewis Family - Katy, TX
Adrienne Lichtenstein - Mankato, KS
Eve Lievonen - Laguna Nigel, CA
Zane Lockhart - Louisville, KY
Cynthia Longo - Alexandria, VA
Joe E Lopez - San Bernadino, CA
Paul Lucas - Peckville, PA
Patricia Lufkin - Saratoga, WY
Cheryl Lutring - East Sussex, United Kingdom!
Sally Lycke - San Diego, CA
Bruce MacLeod - San Francisco, CA
Pam Makino - Stanton, CA
Dede Maloney - Free Union, VA
Marine Corps League
Dearborn Detachment #152 - Dearborn, MI
Air Capital Detachment 773 - Wichita, KS
Michael J & Reva Mason, Sr. - Glen Burnie, MD
GySgt Patrick M & Phyllis W Mason - Salisbury, NC
Gloria Mayo - Grimesland, NC
Linda McCarthy - Front Royal, VA
Lynda McCarthy-Johnston - Terrell, TX
Linda McClure - Kent, WA
Dolores McKendry - Auburn, CA
Deanna McKinney - Bud, WV
Michael McIrvin - McPherson, KS
Nathan & Samantha Messer - Pahrump, NV
Mesteneros De Lopez - Mesilla, NM
Madeleine Middleton - Peel, AR
Cheryl Millwood - Gaffney, SC
Laura Miller - Sedalia, CO
Jerry Mizzelle - Shawnee, OK
Jane Gargallo Monday - Thousand Oaks, CA
Virginia Morris - Tacoma, WA
Laura Lee and Otto Nagy - Sanborn, NY
David and Larane Nesbitt - Newbury Park, CA
Dennis, Doc and Susan Noah - Baltimore MD
Melanie Ogle - Rockbridge, OH
Monte Olsen - Eugene, OR
John O’Shea - Kirkland, AZ
Stu Ott - Charlotte, NC
Padre Junipero Serra Riders - San Juan Capistrano, CA
Elizabeth Parkin - Elkridge, MD
Linda Parks - Sulphur Rock, AR
Pasco Foundation - Roseville, CA
Donald Paul - Amarillo, TX
Janice & Richard Pearson - Santa Barbara, CA
William Prescott - Ozark, AL
Corey Pritchard - Biscoe, NC
Rickey E. Quinn - Sanger, CA
Mary Rafter - Parkland, FL
Lisa Riefer - New Berlin, WI
Ronald Robinson - Redlands, CA
Bob & Carol Rogers - Coffeyville, KS
Kenna Roth - Mt Pleasant, IA
Charles & Sandy Rothwell - Bethesda, MD
Richard & Rebecca Rothwell - Cantonsville, MD
Kathy & Daryl Schneider - Shawano, WI
Sandra Schumacher - Waller, TX
Nancy Sharmer - Fresno, CA
Johanna Sheehy - Boca Raton, FL
Meredith (Cookie) Shirmer - Spring Hill, FL
Kristine I Simmons - Great Falls, VA
James Sodano - Edgewater, FL
Marjorie St Peter - Egan, MN
Silver Stapleton - Temecula, CA
Susan Burchinal Stenson - Tempe, AZ
JoMichelle Stier - Capistrano Beach, CA
Melinda & Stephen Stogel - Pacific Palisades, CA
Dee Storme- Costa Mesa, CA
Barbara Stork - Brooklyn, NY
Ronald and Casey Stowers - Black Canyon City, AZ
Shanon Strode - Charleston, IL
Ardath Stroman - Middleport, NY
Mason Swier - San Diego, CA
Temecula Eq-Wine Riders - Temecula, CA
The Rocks Blue Grass Factory Studio - Point of Rocks, MD
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT) - Tucson, AZ (2)
Vicki Tobin - Naperville, IL
Bobbi Trautschold- Shoreview, MN
Jacqueline Tregre - Hereford, AZ
James & Cindy Trentham - Balko, OK
Billie Ullom - Alburquerque, NM
Andrew Veres - Medina, OH
Harold & Gwen Wadley - St. Maries, ID
Michael Walter - Long Grove, IL
Greg Warger - St Louis, MO
Laureta Waymaster - Clawson, MI
Jennifer Weigand - West Hempstead, NY
Charlotte Welch - Spavinaw, OK
Elizabeth A. Wheeler - Franktown, CO
Betty White - Los Angeles, CA
Bonnie White - Lovettsville, VA
Gayle Wilbert-Paoletti - Mountain View, CA
Alexandra Grinblat Wilson
Layne Wilson - Greensboro, NC
Jacqueline Winspear - Ojai, CA
Barbara Wong - Newton, MA
XS Heart Ranch / Spencer’s Quarter Horses - Lovettsville, VA
Jack Yankee - Ruidoso, NM
Sally A. Ybarra - Blue Grass, IA
Robin Yonash - Colfax, CA
Richard Young - Grants Pass, OR
Stewart G Young - Blythewood, SC
Backman Younginer - Lakeland, CA
Elizabeth Zamiska - Cleveland, OH
Shirley Zutes - Odessa, FL
THANK YOU !!!
A very special thanks goes out to FEDEX who so generously donated the shipping costs of Reckless from Art Castings of Colorado (our foundry) to Kline Memorials (our installer) in Manassas, VA. You guys rock!!! Woo hoo!!!