(2018 Alaska Ep 3)
Leaving Metropolis and the bigger-than-life Superman, we drove Illinois 149 headed toward the Mississippi River and eventually St Louis. It was in the middle of nowhere, a welcome respite from the Interstate winds and traffic..
By then, it was time for lunch.
Towing an RV is always an opportunity for an impromptu picnic and ahead was a pullout for a memorial of some kind. I walked around to the look at memorial after lunch.
To my surprise, it was a memorial to King Neptune.
According to online sources, King Neptune (May 16, 1942 – May 14, 1950) was a pig used by a United States Navy recruiter to raise $19 million in war bonds (over $250 million in 2012 adjusted for inflation ) for the construction of the Iowa-class battleship Illinois between 1942 and 1946.
More About this Patriotic Porker
Most pigs give their all for the breakfast table. King Neptune gave his for his country.
Take the LONG Road... 