Nebraska XXI

 I have written in the past about the heroic service of dogs in the past.

Over 4,000 dogs served in 'Nam of whom 350 were killed, ( many by disease) 200 returned home and the rest were handed over to the ARVN or simply abandoned as excess material to fend for themselves as we left Vietnam.

The bastards that made that decision got so much grief and push back about it that the a law was passed in 2000 requiring that service dogs be returned home after service. Called "Bobby's Law" it was signed by President Bill Clinton so that "nothing like this can ever happen again!"

Today, I feature the names of a couple of the lost heroes that I found on my journeys. While I have seen several memorials to these noble creatures around the country: Georgia, Ohio, Nevada, and Pennsylvania to name but a few, these come from Antelope Park in  Lincoln, Nebraska. Antelope Park, by the way, is well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. It is filled with tributes to those who have served our country.

These are but two. There was another "Terry" here and a "Wolf " and a "Chip" among others.

In researching additional material for this post, I was pleased to find that there are dozens and dozens, if not hundreds of sites throughout the country dedicated to "War Dogs" and other service dogs like Police dogs and Arson dogs. I an sure the list goes on.

Next time, on the 6th of June, we will revisit Nevada, so, join me, as always, at 9:00 am.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos.