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This is the message I just sent President Obama at the White House. Please take the time to do the same in your own words. Thank you. Please remember to be polite!!!
Sir:
I wish to comment with dismay about the military canines that will apparently be left behind in Iraq and at other bases in the Middle East. In particular “Lady” who has served so honorably, bravely and with great loyalty to the base which she protected. The following is quoted from the alert which I received from SPCA International
“4 year-old Lady has served at a U.S. Base as a Force Protection Canine since 2007. She’s been a brave and loyal guard dog to each unit that rotated in and out of her base. And she is Navy Lt. John’s best friend. And he is hers. When Lt. John’s unit comes home from Iraq, Lady will be all alone. Another unit will not be assigned to the base. She will be thrown-out onto the streets. She won’t survive. Without Lt. John’s love and protection, she will die. I know he is desperate beyond words for us to save her.”
Far too often throughout history, military animals have been left behind, to suffer the consequences of abandonment. The US Military often relied upon US citizens to donate to the war effort by providing horses and dogs, family pets, only to see them never return.
Given that the US Military easily made arrangements to have “Lady” and others like her transported to the Middle East, it is beyond all comprehension, that the US Military cannot evacuate these comrades in arms back home to the safety of the US. These loyal companions need to be honored, not discarded.
Please do not allow these animals to become abandoned and victims of hostility, starvation and much worse.
I respectfully request that all out effort to have these War Veterans returned to the US to live out the rest of their lives in comfort and in recognition of the valued service to their home country and to the men and women to which they brought much solice during their tours of duty away from home and families.
Thank you.
a while back i saw a documentary that has stayed with me ever since. i cried for most of it….it was the heart wrenching recount of the huge bravery and amazing work of the war dogs of vietnam and how most of them were just left behind. i have never forgotten this show. and i cannot believe now in this day and age that they would do this AGAIN. as matter of note… it was stated in this documentary that this was NOT the case in world war II..those dogs were treated as soldiers and heros and all brought home.
the documentary is “War Dogs, America’s Forgotten Heroes” and aired on the discovery channel…there is a web site i just found for it http://www.war-dogs.com/
lady and every single ‘war dog’ should be brought home.
dora
Shame on the Government for not honouring these dogs. They are heros just like the human soldiers, and should be treated as such. Its not like they can’t afford to fly them home!
Julie Miles
Pickering, Ontario
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I have a blog based on the same subjects you discuss and would really like to have you share some stories/information.
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I just tried to email you and it failed to deliver.
I had not thought about being a guest author on other sites, might be a good way to keep the word spreading. Please send me a link to your own Blog first so that I can check it out first.
Thank you.