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I made this for some friends of mine, as a friend of ours passed away tragically and unexpectedly. It was desperately sad, and whilst I can't be there to give those friends of mine a hug as they live half way across the world from me, this was my way of reaching out to them and remembering Cyntia, who was dear to them especially, but to many others as well. She is, as stitched, always in our hearts. Cyntia absolutely adored her cocker spaniels, hence the subject of this cross stitch, and for those of you who are not mushers (a type of online game - SO fun!), ICA=ICC stands for In Character Actions = In Character Consequences. Cyntia was very fond of that rule, so it summarises her :) Basically it means that if you do something in character, expect to have to deal with the consequences of your actions in character as well. Something I think that applies to life in a very general sense of things as well.
During World War II, Marine dogs "led over 550 patrols on Guam alone, and encountered enemy soldiers on over half of them, but were never once ambushed," wrote William W. Putney, C.O. of the 3rd War Dog Platoon. LIFE photo