May252013NewsJon Hemp claims he’s not a “joiner.” The first forty years after his return from Vietnam in August 1969 bore this out. In fact, he’d avoided anything remotely veteran related until his “begrudging participation” in his unit’s first reunion in Washington, D.C., during the 25th anniversary of the dedication of The Wall in 2007. That’s when his whole philosophy changed. Read More: Category: NewsBy RonMay 25, 2013 Author: Ron http://www.uswardogs.com Post navigationPreviousPrevious post:Dogs trained to sniff out IEDs in Yuma desertNextNext post:A Hero’s Best Friend: Dogs help wounded warriors recoverRelated postsWWII War Dog: Lucky, The Family PetOctober 6, 2021Poodles Against Hitler: A Canine Unit for World War IIOctober 6, 2021What We Know About the Claims of Military Dogs Left in KabulOctober 6, 2021Military Working Dogs: JBSA’s four-legged defendersOctober 6, 2021How to Honor the Military Dogs Who Serve Our NationMarch 21, 2019Mission K9 Rescue is Finding Homes for Heroic DogsMarch 21, 2019