[Dailydrool] A Hero's Homecoming

[Kerrie.Kerns]

We lost a local 20 year old Marine to a land mine in Afghanistan last  
week. I took off work and participated in his Hero's Homecoming in  
Sugar Land, TX. For as far as you could see on both sides of the  
highway were support groups, church groups, veteran groups, scout  
troops and soldiers, and individual citizens with American flags and  
signs to show support for him and his family. It was powerful. What  
does this have to do with bassets? In my heart I know that in Heaven  
our beloved hounds are with our soldiers, everyone is whole and  
without pain and having a good ol' romp. Any child that left us too  
soon is playing happily with our bassets. It is how I get by.

Last week I watched my HoneyBelle basset play with a soldier that  
lost both arms in Iraq. She licked and nibbled his left stump and  
sniffed and licked his prosthetic. He sat and petted and played with  
her. I apologize if offend anyone, but this is the real world for  
some of us.

Kerrie  ~ I will always be with bassets
HoneyBelle ~ Eddie is a hottie-when do I see him again?