Davy Crockett represented hope and post-war optimism. He even made his mark on the nuclear arms race between America and the Soviet Union. The U.S. Army chose the heroic name “Davy Crockett ...

with only 5 U.S. deaths. Future American folk hero Davy Crockett was part of this battle, commenting, "We shot 'em down like dogs." Here's how the battle was described by the Columbian Phenix ...