The most famous criminal duo ever was Bonnie and Clyde. A 1960 movie portrayed them as part “Romero & Juliet” and part “Robin Hood” when in fact they were cold blooded killers. They killed at least 13 police officers and citizens. The movie also depicted that the pair captured Ranger Captain Frank Hamer. This in truth never happened. Captain Hamer set up an ambush in rural Louisiana. When the criminal duo opened fire on the officers they were killed.

Many stories have been told , books have been written, and movies have been made about the Texas Rangers. Much glorified the outlaws and created events that were incorrect for ratings and entertainment. In real life the outlaws were murders and thieves. John Wesley Hardin was reputed to have killed 31 men. Ranger John B. Armstrong boarded a train Hardin and four companions were on. When it was over Hardin was knocked out, one was dead, and the three remaining were staring down the barrel of Armstrong’s gun. A neat hole pierced Armstrong’s hat, but he was uninjured.

The Texas Rangers always were and always will be a noble breed of man. Many history books leave out much of their heroic deeds.. When Col. William B. Travis sent out a last minute plea for reinforcements at the Alamo, the only ones who responded were Texas Rangers who fought and died, in the cause of Texas freedom. The work was hard and the pay was little. In 1985 they were paid only $1.25 a day and they had to provide all rations and equipment for themselves. Usually outnumbered in their fights, the saying “One Riot, One Ranger” depicted the Rangers perfectly. Today the Rangers are a crucial part of our law enforcement. The “Pizza Hut Murders” here in Mt. Pleasant were solved by Mr. Brantley Foster and other Rangers. The streets of Texas are safer because of this elite group of men. The Ranger creed seems to say it all. “No man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow that’s in the right and keeps on a comin”.

. Several of the first companies marched during battle with assigned drummers and fifers similar to that of the European tradition. This method was found unsuccessful against the mounted Indians, so they transformed to horseback riding. They became so successful with this tactic, it

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