Ok...a day or 2 early but whatever.  I'm bored.  So first of all, thank you to all of our service men and women, past, present, and future!  Everything you do for this country is greatly appreciated.  Secondly, because of the holiday, MSN had this as one of the main headlines when I opened up Internet Explorer.  It's videos of soldiers re-united with their dogs after coming back from deployment.  http://www.today.com/pets/shock-awwwww-military-members-emotional-reunions-their-dogs-6C10072002/  Really touching stuff but it reminded me of something else.  A few years ago when I was in a Barnes and Noble, I noticed a children's book on a display.  It was called Nubs:  The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle.  I actually read the whole thing in the store.  Basically, a soldier bonds with a stray dog in Iraq, gets ordered to another base like 70 miles away, and the dog tracks him down across the open dessert over the course of a couple days.  I know it's old news and some of you may have heard about it already but I guess I'm just thinking out loud here.  Here's a link I found with a summary of the story.  http://www.today.com/id/33585208/ns/today-today_pets/t/marine-bends-rules-save-dog-found-iraq/#.UaG8LoHD_IU  If you enjoy reading to/with your children, I'd highly recommend this book.

 

And once again Thank You Veterans for defending America and freedom across the globe!

 

May we never forget those who died to insure that we'll allways be able fish free and to tell everyone about it.

 

To all of you in uniform, Please look around and find my Dad.

He'll be the one with the most blisters on his hands, the most worry lines on his face, and the biggest smile.

 

Give him a hug for me...

 

May God Bless You All!

 

 

Mike