I am, and always will be, a stubborn, self-righteous, braggart, and proud son of Texas. If there was a lodge called ” Sons of The Alamo,” I would be a member. I bleed red, white, and blue with a lone big star. My battle flag is the ” Come And Take It,” from the skirmish with the Mexican army in Gonzalez, Texas, that sparked the Texas Revolution.
In my dreams, I carried Davy Crockett’s old Betsy from Tennessee and sharpened Jim Bowie’s knife so slick he could shave with it. I helped Colonel Travis write his famous pleading letter for more troops to defend the Alamo, and I was with the defenders on the narrow pulpits of that old fort when it fell after thirteen days of defiance. I fanned the horse flies away from a wounded Sam Houston as he lay underneath a shade tree along the banks of a bend in a creek called Texas on the Brazos. I was with the Texian army as they rousted and defeated General Santa Anna’s troops on the battlefield of San Jacinto.
I sat on the commander’s deck with Texan Admiral Chester Nimitz during the battle of the Coral Sea as the Japs relentlessly attacked our armada. I rode with the Texas Rangers as they fought the Comanches and Pancho Villa. I was but a boy with a dog-eared history book, but in my dreams, I was a part of the glorious history of my home state. I will always be eternally grateful for being born a son of Texas.
Notes From The Cactus Patch 
Bravo!
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Thank you Mr. Mustang.
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According to our family oral history, I’m related to Thomas Redd Miller, an Alamo defender from Gonzales, Texas. I’ve been to the Alamo twice, and was given access to the library. Your post is great. Five stars from me for the man from the Lone Star State!
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I am humbled by your words. Thank you for the kindness. God bless Texas and Davy Crockett. A bit of Texas history for those who don’t live here; counties in our state are named after a defender of the Alamo, at least until we ran out of heroes.
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And not only are you a true son of Texas, you ended with the Yellow Rose (albeit by way of Pennsylvania), you’re a lucky man —> https://billmichelmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0yvqnc.mp4
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I can’t add anything to that. Wonderful post Phil!
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Preciate it Max.
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You should have the last page of Texas Monthly like Kinky Friedman once did. I saw him (we live near him) last week. He wasn’t looking too good. Lost) and thought of your writing style.
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I take Texas Monthly, wife gave me a 3 year subscription, and Kinky doesn’t write for them anymore. Something called the Texanist. I miss him.
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