Sgt Reckless and War Animals of World War II

Robin Hutton has spent her adult life working in major event productions and the motion picture business. She was the writing and producing partner of Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin for over
thirty years until his death in 2013. Currently she is President of Angels Without Wings, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that spearheaded the development and dedication of five national
monuments to Sgt. Reckless, the famous Korean War horse. These reside at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, VA (2013); MCB Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA (2016); the
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY (2018), Barrington Hills Farm, IL (2019); and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Ft. Worth, TX

(2019. One more is planned for Ocala, FL (2021) and hopefully on to South Korea. Her first book, Sgt Reckless: America’ s War Horse, was a New York Times Bestseller, as well as the 2015 Equine Book of the Year from American Horse Publications, and a 2016 Gold Medal winner from Military Writers Society of America. Her latest book, War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II, was a 2019 Gold Medal winner from Military Writers Society of America. The heroes in this book inspired a new project, the Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery. Eight animals (6 posthumous/2 current) were awarded this new medal by members of Congress on November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill. This ceremony also launched the International War Animals Museum - a permanent museum to commemorate these war animals who fought side-by-side with our military war heroes.

AWARDS: Ms Hutton received three Certificates of Appreciation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as an award from the Department of Defense’s Korean War 60th Anniversary
Commemorative Committee. In 2014 she was named “Patriotic Citizen of the Year” by The Military Order of the World Wars and The Military Order of the Purple Heart for her charitable
work. She also received the Ambassador for Peace Medal from the South Korean Government.

On November 13, 2019 she was awarded the very first Sgt Reckless Award, a new medal presented by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. 

Education: Bachelor of Science, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 1976 - Magna Cum Laude