PHOTOS OF MARKERS - This blog also contains photos I took of different grave markers that I thought were really nice. Some of them had profiles of their dogs or cats, others had actual photographs in lockets on the plaque that you could open to see their pet. Washington Bullets mascots. Several mascots for the Washington Bullets basketball team are buried at the cemetery: "Tiny BB" (1966–1987), Alex "The Bullet" (1957–1975), and "Buckshot" (1964–1967).
Little Van Atta (D-Day Dog) (1947–1955), an underground courier dog born in France, who is said to have brought the news of D-Day to her native city with a message hidden in her collar.
(Photo right: Film crew deciding on the location for my filming. Credit: R.Gutro
Carlo (1939–1966), a dog. At age 27, he was, according to his burial marker, "one of the oldest authenticated dogs in the country".
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Juan Carlos, a dog with personality
Misty, a German Shepherd seeing-eye dog to a veteran blinded at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Moses Gigrandy (1929–1942), a monkey.
Sylvester, a rabbit who slept on his young polio-stricken master's bed for three years and was trained to play certain games. Shortly after the boy died, Sylvester passed on and was buried at Bonheur.
Wiggles, a 29-year-old champion horse.
Lizzy, a monitor lizard born in Africa.
Amanda, a guinea pig.
Buster Ward (1967–1979), a pigeon that flew into a moving mail truck.
Also reported to be buried at Bonheur: a lion, squirrels, and white mice.
(Photo: Rob at the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park during the video production). .
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