Between Us, The Two Patriots And David Bowie The Smoker

Kelly and I were on the hunt for an in-town off-leash dog park today near Fort Boise when we stumbled upon an old military cemetary. It had been relocated there in 1980 and evidently was abandoned after the relocation. Some of the grave markers were dated from 1867 while others mentioned specific wars: the Indian Wars, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Two graves had new, hand-held size American flags in front of them and one grave for a Mr. David Bowie of Illinois had a fresh, filter cigarette lying on the ground in front of it. Many of the men were from the first infantry of the Washington territory, but most of them were from other states, mostly Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and New York. There was a separate section from the rest for children, infants and unknowns. Another separate section was devoted to officers. Among the officer section was the family of a captian; they lost five sons under the age of six years old within a ten-year span. The dry desert grass has grown up around most of the grave sites making the find all the more treasurable. But now we know it is there and so do you, so between us, the two patriots and David Bowie the smoker, this cemetary shall not go unforotten.