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Fort Mac dogs -- A re-dedication

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By Donna Littlejohn on May 23, 2009 8:08 AM | | Comments (0) |


fort mac dog.gifAt 1 p.m. today (Saturday) there will be a re-dedication of the refurbished military dog cemetery out at the Fort MacArthur Museum in Angels Gate Park, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro.

The 30-minute cemetery will feature speeches, bagpipes and some demonstrations by San Pedro police dog trainer Pete Burmeister. 

And look for a story with photos from the event in Sunday's Daily Breeze. Josh will be out there covering the ceremony today. 


Join us on Saturday May 23, 2009 as we re-dedicate the historic Fort MacArthur K9 Command Cemetery at the Fort MacArthur Museum. As many of our supporters are aware, this has been a long anticipated project for the association and has involved many years of planning and hard work. Several speakers will make presentation during re-dedication ceremony including Former K9 Handler Paul Acosta, Museum Director Steve Nelson, and local San Pedro resident Dorothy Matich, who has spearheaded the funding efforts for this project. 

For some of the history, check out this L.A. Times article on the web site.

Kudos to Steve Nelson and Dorothy Matich for all their hard work, research and fundraising efforts to make this come about.

Oh, and one of the dogs buried out there was named "Little John." I kind of like that.  

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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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