<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>This is Bo of Hawaii, Commander-in-chief of the Pacific Basset Feet</DIV>
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<DIV>I am posting with a few orders of business.</DIV>
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<DIV>On the matter of medals: It is the wish of this command to be respectful of both our human military with its many sacrifices on our behalf; and also of our individual hounds and their slaves and their heartfelt requests. As such, I am creating a new category of recognition awards--the Golden Bone. Hounds (and other four-leggers) who have shown exceptional bravery and service to dogkind and/or humankind beyond the exceptional service which we all provide as am-basset-dors of love, are eligible for this award. Today Golden Bones are awarded posthumously to Mr. Cooper the Basseter for his eradication of multiple rodents and to Wolfgang for saving his slave's life on more than one occasion.</DIV>
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<DIV>Secondly, our roster continues to grow by leaps and bounds (again, something I would never consider doing--leaping or bounding). Muldoon's slave, Michael Moore, USN, has volunteered to create a "centralized master spreadsheet" of Basset Feet members, along with ranks and initials. We gratefully accept his help. Muldoon, as you will recall, is Advisor to the Feet on Initials and Ranks. Michael has let me know that he welcomes input as well. Our feet is a 'by the houndies for the houndies' enterprise and all feedback is cherished. Muldoon and Michael will be sending us an updated spreadsheet through Volume 118, Issue 13 soon. We will publish this when received.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the meantime, please welcome to our ranks:</DIV>
<DIV>Sister Silkie--a Seabee (of course)</DIV>
<DIV>Sister Suzie--Head of Chaplains</DIV>
<DIV>Herschel--Chief Petty Officer in Charge of Feline Containment and Flatulence (Please coordinate with NCIS/No cats in-side and Pw. Elder Clara, Head of the (Gas) Bomb Squad</DIV>
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<DIV>Ella Louise Ezell: Head of the Secret Service</DIV>
<DIV>Copper: Chief Retirement Officer</DIV>
<DIV>Elphaba: Anti-Underground Insurgency Captain of the ASTT</DIV>
<DIV>Henry: Top Security Agent in the Dept. of Small Game; Subdivision of the ASTT</DIV>
<DIV>Wolfgang ATB: ParaRescueDog Guardian Angel Division of St. Brendan's Bridge Basset Brigade</DIV>
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<DIV>and the kitty who rescued Trooper (?name--if I go back to look as I type, I'll surely erase this entire e-mail): PJ ParaRescue Jumper</DIV>
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<DIV>Bo, CICPBF, who is grateful for all the help he is getting as he is feeling a little out of his element in competence, he fears--no wait, CIC's don't publicly get out of their element, exhibit any doubts about their competence, or show fear, so, in the words of Emily Latella of Saturday Night Live, "Neeeever miiiiind". Thank you everyone for your assistance. Bo. period. </DIV></div><br>
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