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War and Memory in Mobile,<br />
Alabama<br />
Ayla Oden<br />
Abstract This project focuses on the Alabama<br />
War Dog Memorial as a case study in<br />
the complexity of commemoration. In 2006,<br />
the Alabama War Dog Memorial Foundation<br />
was created to build a memorial that<br />
would commemorate the sacrifices made by<br />
dogs and their handlers from the state of<br />
Alabama. To raise funds and inspire support,<br />
the foundation approached Vietnam<br />
veteran Charles Wade Franks, a handler<br />
who had lost his canine companion in combat.<br />
However, when the Memorial was revealed<br />
at its inauguration, Franks and his<br />
companion Little Joe were not mentioned<br />
anywhere on the memorial itself. Somehow<br />
the story of Little Joe, the inspiration behind<br />
the memorial's founding, was lost on the<br />
finished project. When a memorial is built,<br />
there is always more to the story than what<br />
meets the eye.<br />
Department of English<br />
Strategic Communication<br />
Mentor: Dr. Steven Trout<br />
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