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Corabelle

Posted 2007-07-08 3:01 PM (#5164)

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Subject: Halsey, not Nimitz

I believe it was Admiral "Bull" Halsey who wanted to ride Hirohito's white horse, not Admiral Nimitz. And, even though someplace in Arizona, I believe, sent him a handmade saddle, and someplace in Texas sent him spurs, he wasn't allowed to ride that particular white horse through the streets of Tokyo.

miss lumpy bumps

Posted 2007-07-08 3:52 PM (#5165 - in reply to #5164)

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Subject: RE: Halsey, not Nimitz

You are correct, Cora. The saddle was presented to him in 1945 by the Reno, NV Chamber of Commerce. It is now part of Museum Collection at US Naval Academy.

Here's a picture of said saddle.

Patti

(Admiral Halsey's saddle-Reno, NV Chamber of Commerce.jpg)

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dex armstrong

Posted 2007-07-08 6:18 PM (#5172 - in reply to #5164)

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Subject: RE: Halsey, not Nimitz

I stand corrected...The point was to emphasize that the United States forces in the Pacific held the little ineffective Japanese emperor in absolute and utter contempt. In thinking about it, the statement fits Halsey's personality far better than Nimitz. Thanks Jack, for contacting me about this correction. Halsey or Nimitz, it still is consistant with the intended message. DEX

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