A civilian reserve sergeant who retired as a Lt. Colonel was handling military cargo to be loaded on our vessels in Philadelphia. He related the following incident: When he as a Lt. Col. was stationed at the Brooklyn Port of Embarkation, a young Army private arrived in New York preparatory to embarking to Europe. He had with him his dog which he placed in a kennel and proceeded to drink his way to Brooklyn. After sobering up in Germany he wrote to his congressman in Iowa to seek help in locating his dog. By and by a large envelope appeared on my friend's desk with a big stamp reading "M.C. (member of Congress) reply in 48 hours. He then related the scene of three Colonels going thru the Brooklyn yellow pages to locate the kennel housing the man's dog. As we have recently sworn in a new congress I hope they know the power that the stamp M.C. can generate. Bow Wow!
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