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Below is a recent KTNW channel 13 Las Vegas interview with talented sculptor Susan Bahary. Susan Bahary created the Smoky sculpture for the war dog memorial in the Cleveland Metroparks (Rocky River reservation). The interview features the Smoky sculpture, as well as some of Susan Bahary’s other war dog pieces.
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Congratulations to Bill – he is now officially a member of the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame! Over 300 people have been inducted since 1977, including Bob Hope, John Glenn, Jesse Owens, Dr. Sabin, Lillian Gish, the Mills Brothers, Bob Feller, Woodie Hayes, three former Ohio Governers and Supreme Court Justices. This is quite an accomplishment for Bill, and he is very honored to receive this recognition.
The induction ceremony took place on May 26, 2009 in Columbus, OH. The keynote speakers for the event included:
Below is a video of the induction ceremony, which also included the Elder Caregiver Awards Ceremony. The video has been set to start at Bill’s section at the tail end of the ceremony (with a last name starting with W, Bill has done a lot of waiting at events like this!) Governor Strickland speaks at 00:06:45 (that’s 6 minutes and 45 seconds) through the video for those of you that want to jump to that spot (after watching Bill of course!)
Credit for providing this wonderful video goes to The Ohio Channel. Thanks especially to Sarah Duffy. You can purchase a copy of this video on DVD or VHS tape here.
Posted under Bill Wynne & Smoky & Yorkie Doodle Dandy
Hi everyone – here is the clip that was played during the 2008 Westminster Dog Show on the USA network. Thanks very much to David Frei for permission to post this video clip on our web site!
Posted under Bill Wynne & Smoky Memorial
Here’s a video of Bill Wynne (along with Susan Bahary – sculptor of the Smoky memorial in the Cleveland Metroparks) from a 2007 trip to NYC:
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Welcome to SmokyWarDog.com – the official site for Smoky, the canine hero of WWII. This new blog format will allow us to keep everyone updated on the latest Smoky news!