Today was a beautiful fall day in Michigan, all my riding buddies bailed on me today, so I struck off on my own. Now the twisties (if you can call them that) are few and far between, in this part of MI, there are only a few good roads and I think we have covered most of them. A favorite road of mine is North Territorial Road, and this time of year it is a great ride with a lot of the leaves still on the trees and the colors peaking.
There is a bridge out in South Lyon, Mi and a couple weeks back on a ride out to NTR we passed a memorial I didn't know existed while we detoured around the bridge. Today, I decided to stop and check it out, and it was a very moving experience. The memorial is a work in progress, and kind of unique since it is the MI War Dog Memorial, dedicated to the working dogs that have served our country. I was a Military Policeman K-9 handler when I was in the Army, and I had to leave 2 different dogs while I was in, one at Lackland AFB (K9 training) and one in Korea. So, this really pulled at my heart strings.
I didn't realize that we (the US military) left over 3800 K9s behind when we left Vietnam. THIS WAS NOT THE HANDLERS DECISION! This was ordered by some pencilneck REMF in Washington. This is the kind of thing that disgusts me about my country, when we don't do the right thing. With Veteran's Day Around the corner, I thought I would bring it to the Clubs attention. Mac, if you would please, remember these 4 legged VETs on your ride.
Chenaynay - The mule I rode.
Entrance to the MI War Dog Memorial there is still work being done to complete this.
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To quote the Britman, "I like dogs..."
