My husband John tells of attending a football game a few seasons back in Knoxville, Tennessee, where the battle was between Army and the University of Tennessee. Before the game started, there were some preliminary features. Each side showed off his mascot. UT proudly displayed a beautiful high-stepping horse. A pretty young girl, dressed in riding garb, rode it around the stadium. The horse’s tail was high, his head held high, he lifted his legs proudly as he trotted around the area to the applause of some 60,000 fans in attendance. It was a picture of majesty, glory, and pride.

When the UT mascot left the field, the crowd then saw Army’s mascot - a mule! He was dressed in a drab army blanket. He plodded unwillingly about, and when they tried to move him off the playing field, he refused…