Sunday, Nov. 11, was Veteran’s Day, and today (Monday) is the holiday where banks are closed and there is no mail — we commemorate our vets today, too.

“People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

Yes they do, and thank you for it. Thank you to all who have served.

A history of the above quote is here (neither Kipling nor Orwell!)

Dr. Barkman has a history of dogs and the military in her blog here.