Meet Private Smedley Butler
The Stars & Stripes reports that Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego has a new mascot, an English Bulldog that they’ve named Smedley Butler, after the eccentric Marine Corps general who introduced English bulldogs as USMC mascots close to a century ago;
One of Smedley’s brothers is the mascot at Georgetown University.
Viglione, who works in the public affairs office, cared for the previous mascot, Belleau Wood, for nearly a year before the dog “decided not to reenlist.”
Belleau now lives with a Marine family in Temecula, Calif., [Corporal Tyler] Viglione and Maj. Neil Ruggiero [who work in the public affairs office] said.
For now, Viglione is taking Smedley to training and practicing basic tasks at home. Eventually, the Marines hope to teach the Devil Pup to salute, and he’ll be fitted with uniforms at the same tailoring shop that alters uniforms for the new recruits.
Personally, I would have named the private after someone else, since Smedley Butler was a bit of a whack-a-do in his later years, even though he earned two Medals of Honor. Currently, you can find the original Smedley’s visage on anti-war posters, but I understand why they hung that moniker on the dog.
Category: Marine Corps
The new Coast Guard mascot is a pretty little, female, calico kitten, named, “Fluffy”. 😀 They’re only hoping to teach her use the shit box instead of the deck. 😀
Even dogs have had enough of Obummer’s shit.
I’m going to just assume that the Marines are honoring the good things that Smedley did before the wack-a-do’s corrupted his memory. And maybe send out a cheer for refusing to let others change the language for them. Yeah, that will work.
Or there could be some irony there in now referring to him as a dog. And a Private.
One of my cases as a juror in the Military was sitting on the Court Martial of a Marine accused of using and selling Extasy.
The Marine was also in charge of caring for the Depot Mascotas an additional duty. One of the charges againt him was that he was sexualy assaulting the dog with a pen.
Pretty much the entire case was thrown out before it was even allowed to be presented and he walked.
The kid also caddied for the General and played golf with him.
Strangest shit I ever saw.
I hope that the Judge gives Commander Phil Monkress and Paul (of the Ballsack) community service in lieu of time polishing Smedley’s nuts.
They are more than qualified.
Green Thumb…Polishing Smedley’s nuts…with a nice warm tongue bath. That’s more their style at All-Points Logistics.