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<DIV>Let me say that I am awed (but not shocked) by the overwhelming response to my call for recruits. There are now 33 more recruits on top of our original 42--that makes 75 canines and counting; 300 feet strong. Semper fido. Some are even reporting for duty from the Bridge. Thank you, St. Brendan's Brigade.</DIV>
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<DIV>Before listing our most recent recruits, let me take care of a few orders of business. First, it is becoming clear to me that there needs to be a separate task force to address the terrorist squirrel-stan problem. Some recruits are reporting in with specific expertise and requests for this assignment. As our feet is based in the Pacific Ocean, I wish to delegate the organization of this stan-squad to its original founders who are based on land. I delegate this organization to the Pacific Fleet Mountain Division, whose task it is to root out the originators of the squirrelstan thread and coordinate the new task force with them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Secondly, we have received a request for an award of the Basset Congressional Medal of Honor (do we have a basset congress yet? Don't let my brother anywhere near any puppy pages...) for the Late Great Mr. Cooper the Basseter for eradicating multiple terrorist stans and their rodent cousins. I support this award and refer the recommendation to the Stan-squad for further action.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thirdly, I want to commend all of you for your dedication to the protection and furtherance of bassetdom. I am very proud. My brother and I come from a long line of Nay-vy families--we were born in naval housing near Pearl Harbor and lived with ten different naval families between us in military housing before settling in our forever home (with civilians, as it turns out). You can take hounds out of the nay-vy, but not the nay-vy out of hounds. One of our brothers, Koa, found a forever home with a navy physician and has moved across deployments. Are you out there, Koa?</DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, I wish to re-iterate that we are an all-inclusive, friendly force (aside from opposing terrorists like the squirrelstans). We would like to acknowledge the recent post by another Commander-in-chief--CIC Roland, Duke of Ears, OEBE, and urge all to support the Oregon Basset Waddle on July 17. Yours in action, Bo of Hawaii, Commander-in-chief of the Pacific Basset Feet</DIV>
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