The Black Dolphin of Atlantis
The San Francisco Presidio US Army base (established in 1776) has a pet cemetery, where soldiers of bygone years buried their beloved pets, mostly dogs and cats but other animals as well. One of the headstone inscriptions reads, "To have, to love, then to part â€" is the greatest sorrow of the heart." This story is for dog lovers and openâ€"minded cat lovers and all animal lovers, and for senior citizens (sixtyâ€"five and older) and for openâ€"minded young people. Rosemary (1975â€"1989) was my black Labrador retriever. Please pray for her and for all our animal friends. The Presidio Army base closed down about thirty years ago. The soldiers are gone, but their spirits and their animals' spirits live on forevermore.
-- Peter Andras Deme