[groanup]

"There is no person alive who can read that story and not get misty-eyed."

Many thanks for the link

[kaylar]

I had to sit down and reread it....Not only is it a fine dog story, it honors the war dog. Which reminds me of a 'controversy' that never should have been.

Seems there was a drive to memorialize the war dog, and some expletive deleteds in congress said it was an insult to human vets, as the war dogs were just "government property", like tanks or rifles. Has there ever been a soldier who had that attitude towards the dogs on which his platoon depended for their safety and lives? I truly doubt it.

Anyhow, what had been suggested was placing the war dog memorial (a bronze statue of a doberman looking alert) right outside the entrance to Arlington National Cemetary. The idea was, the soldiers slept better when they knew the dogs were watching over them . The honored dead are eternally at rest...And eternally standing guard, watching over them ,is the War Dog.

I don't know if that plan was ever implemented, but who better to honor than the war dog? And where would be a better place for the statue?,