My stepfather's sister married a direct descendent of Kit Carson. Every 2 or 3 years they had a family reunion in Colo. and dozens of descendents and their families showed up.
Kit Carson kicked the Navajos' butts because he was ordered to do so. No one else who tried could tame them. He burned their peach orchards and slaughtered their livestock and starved them out.
True , I could never understand the younger guys addiction to the 5.56 round and Galil instead of the
battle proven FN FAL and 7.62 which they felt was to heavy.