Me And You And A Dog Named Boo (1) - Skye Glas Tropical Island

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Today is to honor the ultimate sacrifice the few made over the sands of time, so we can have & enjoy this "individual liberty" they gave everything for.

 

I want to talk a little about the sacrifice made by this little know element of the United States Marine Corps in WWII Pacific Theater, War Dogs of the USMC.

 

Unlike today where military K9's come from the branch or specialized breeders. The call went to household across America for dogs.

 

All breeds were accepted, over 1000 dogs, including my beloved German Shepherd, the breed most associated as a Devil Dog was Doberman Pinscher its tight coat was more suited for the harsh environment of the Pacific.

 

Their Mission:

 

"Messenger dogs were trained to run back and forth between two handlers at the command “Report!” These dogs covered impressive distances and could track down a handler who was far out of eyesight. "

 

"Scout dogs were trained to lead patrols, never bark and sense for movement in their surrounding environment. Similarly, sentry dogs were trained to alert their handlers and guard command posts, stationary emplacements and the front line at night. Contrary to belief, dogs were never trained to “sniff” for the enemy. At the time hand-lers did not understand how to train a dog to alert based on scent. Instead, each dog was trained to detect movement, with their own unique way of alerting, which a handler had to learn and anticipate. A dog might crouch low and give a growl or point their nose at a movement. During training it was discovered that dogs can alert on enemy movement up to 500 yards away. "

 

With the conclusion of hostilities in August of 1945 much credit must be given to the USMC for not euthanizing and instead retraining the dogs for retirement in civilian life, many with their war time handlers.

 

Of the 465 dogs deployed 29 were KIA

 

[Canine Companions Vital To Corps’ Success]

 

Woof 🐾

 

Kidd

 

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🎶[Me And You And A Dog Named Boo (Lobo)] 🎶

 

 

I remember to this day

The bright red Georgia clay

And how it stuck to the tires

After the summer rain

Will power made that old car go

A woman's mind told me that so

Oh how I wish

We were back on the road again

 

Me and you and a dog named boo

Travellin' and livin' off the land

Me and you and a dog named boo

How I love being a free man

 

I can still recall

The wheat fields of St. Paul

And the morning we got caught

Robbing from an old hen

Old McDonald he made us work

But then he paid us for what it was worth

Another tank of gas

And back on the road again

 

I'll never forget the day

We motored stately into big L.A.

The lights of the city put settlin'

Down in my brain

Though it's only been a month or so

That old car's buggin' us to go

We've gotta get away and get back on

The road again

 

- Kent LaVoie

 

Done