Iron County Record | 1937-01-07 | Page 5 | Barefooted Patriots

I I Dare Barefooted footed Patriots On December 8 IS 1810 a len Jen Ste Ste- phen W. W Kearny and ond about United States Stales dragoons were m sur it loun rounded ld by s Mexican tore force near San Calif Call Kit Carson Ilent B. B F P. P lien It 1 U. U S S. S N. N Nn N and an Indian volunteered to go to San Diego 30 miles fillips WilY sway e for tor reinforce ments Removing nemo their hoc oso as to more moye silently they the craI crawled 1 In 10 the darkness for tor two miles before eluding lull In 11 Ih enemy sentries In doIng doIng do do- Ing so they lost their shoes sad ami were Vero forced to make the tho remainder of the Journey barefooted over oter ground covered corNell with sharp harp stones atones and thorns So Intense were their sufferings that lien Heale Ie became de do ranged But Dut In accordance with Ith traditions established by cent centuries of communication history they pot gal ol olI the message through I