Letters from the Alamo

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterWhen Mexican troops stormed over the walls of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, they put to death a small band of heroes who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom on that mesquite prairie near old San Antonio.In a battle that lasted only a matter of minutes, the names Bowie, Travis, and Crockett would forever become known around the world…