Lost & Found

Bailey, won't you please come home? Yes, a tree can grow in Brooklyn and a dog named Bailey can get lost there too. But thanks to social media and concerned neighbors the missing canine did return. Some years ago I had a conversation with a retired Army officer who when on active duty was assigned at the Brooklyn Army terminal processing G.I.s on their way to Europe. A certain recruit arrived in town with his dog which he placed in a local kennel while he tried to drink Brooklyn dry. He was poured aboard ship and after arriving in Germany he wired his congressman seeking his help in locating his pet. My friend, then a Lt. Col., found a large envelope in his in box bearing a large stamp "M.C. (member of Congress) reply in 48 hours." Thereupon, three officers found themselves paging thru the Brooklyn Yellow Pages in an effort to locate this dog. Such is the power of Congress - and they didn't have Social Media.
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