So there I was...

Or I could say, "Funny thing happened on the way to Camp Henry..."

Paul Melucas, Gyu Tae Jang, and I had just finished up leading a luncheon on the first of the Army Values, Loyalty.  We also touched on the rest--Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.  We also covered the Soldiers Creed.

On our way down to Henry, we were trying to work with the Daegu traffic and we got to a point when the 8 lanes funnel down to 6.  We were in the far left lane in order to turn left at the next light when a bus a few vehicles in front of us slows down, weaves around something and continues on.  The car in front of us did the same thing.
As I pulled up to the spot, there was something on the left of the lane, leaning against the center divider.  At first I thought it was a bag of something, and then I realized it was a dog.

So, as I started,...  "There I was", trying to decide what I needed to do about this.  There was a crowd of people on the curb to our right, three lanes over, who were thinking the same thing.
I thought about what was the right thing to do, thought about safety, and then decided that I would check on the dog, hope for the parting of traffic, and then go from there.

The dog looked a lot like a dog that we use to have who is now living with the Bruners.  I let the dog smell the back of my hand, and realized that he had probably already been hit.  He did not nip at me or anything.  So I scooped him up and went into football running back mode figuring I would be dodging traffic to get to the curb.

Curiously, (God-thing maybe) our unit ministry team went into "split-ops."  PFC Melucas was flagging down one lane of traffic, and a bus was blocking the other.  Jang stayed with the vehicle in case our curb stop got extended.

I got the dog to the curb and then saw that he had some blood on him.  I turned to a civilian, asked if he spoke English, and in perfect English he said, "no, I do not speak English."  I asked him if he could call a "dog doctor" and he smiled at me and said yes, and was already pulling out his phone.

I think the dog was about to be mugged with love and so we scooted back across traffic and got in our car.  When we came back by a couple of hours later the dog was gone, hopefully being cared for by professionals.

I guess you just never know when you may be immediately challenged with the exact thoughts you share with others.