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To Remember and Honor the Military Working Dogs who have Served and Sacrificed for our Freedom, this Memorial Day
MWD…Military Working Dog
Three little words to describe an elite soldier, An American K-9 soldier. MWD…three little words to describe the exuberant, joyful streak toward a target. The courage under fire, The pure power in motion, The gentleness when all is well, The puppy dance when a mission is over. Military Working Dog…three little words To describe a soldier who ignores injury when the voice he loves calls to him to go. Not to find safety, But to find danger, So that those he claims as his own can live free. Because that’s what it means to be an American soldier. And if he should become one of the fallen Or if his partner makes the ultimate sacrifice, They will mourn deeply for each other because a part of their heart has died too. But there is a bigger part of each one that has come alive on their journeys together Because they mirror the greatness in each other. And that can only be celebrated. Military Working Dog… Three little words
--Sandra Allen
Pardon the indulgence...each year on Memorial Day I honor and remember my cousin who gave his life in Nam. He was 21. Gerald Lee, or Gerry Lee as we called him, KIA, 1/14/70.