16-362 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[Paul S.]

A cat with an armed escort.


Dare I say it?


Why not?


It's Korea --- he needed protection.

[Mark in Rochester]

Smedley Butler, a 14-week-old English bulldog puppy is in training to become the official mascot for Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. He will be fitted with uniforms and perform in weekly recruit graduation ceremonies as well as recruiting and community relations events.

Jennifer Hlad/Stars and Stripes

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Published: June 9, 2014

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double medal of honor recipient Smedley Butler.

There is a bit of resemblance

[browningautorifle]

I too took it to be a small fat dog. Though over there, same difference in the end...

[Paul S.]

I too took it to be a small fat dog. Though over there, same difference in the end...

Mate, a small fat dog does not exist in Asia. Cats? I can't remember even seeing one in Vietnam, but I'm pretty sure I've eaten a couple when I was in Saigon.

[browningautorifle]

a small fat dog does not exist in Asia

Sort of what I said without saying it too, same difference in the end...that's what I meant.

[Eaglelord17]

Interesting that the American Marines would have a ENGLISH bulldog as the mascot instead of a American bulldog

[25-5]

Looked it up.
Thanks to the German Army, the U.S. Marine Corps has an unofficial mascot.* During World War I many German reports had called the attacking Marines "teufel-hunden," meaning Devil-Dogs.* Teufel-hunden were the vicious, wild, and ferocious mountain dogs of Bavarian folklore.
** Soon afterward a U.S. Marine recruiting poster depicted a snarling English Bulldog wearing a Marine Corps helmet.* Because of the tenacity and demeanor of the breed, the image took root with both the Marines and the public.* The Marines soon unofficially adopted the English Bulldog as their mascot.
** At the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, the Marines obtained a registered English Bulldog, King Bulwark.* In a formal ceremony on 14 October 1922, BGen. Smedley D. Butler signed documents enlisting the bulldog, renamed Jiggs, for the "term of life."* Pvt. Jiggs then began his official duties in the U.S. Marine Corps.

[CINDERS]

I wonder if the cat gave way to the jeep or vice versa - or the jeep went straight over the top. The cat obviously knows it is safe with the USMC instead of the NKA as it may end up in a stew/stir fry when their rations became short!!!!!!

#3 I like the best Churchillian pose the dog has struck for the camera already well versed in media attention.....