DES MOINES, Iowa — The legend of Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson and his faithful Labrador retriever, Hawkeye, continues to grow. A now-famous photograph of Hawkeye guarding Tumilson’s flag-draped coffin in 2011 inspired this week’s episode of the hit CBS television series “NCIS,” according to one of its executive producers. “It all started with a photograph,”…
Dogs have been an important part of the United States military for decades. One even helped aid in the killing of Osama bin Laden. But according to doctors, these combat canines return from war many of them are suffering from some of the same health problems that are on the rise in their human counterparts.…
2/27/2013 – MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF. — A U.S. Marine and his K9 companion crouch at the starting position, readying for the first task — securing a seemingly abandoned bread truck. When the signal was given, they take off! After a thorough search and clear, they proceed on to an old pick-up truck to…
With great sadness, American Humane Association announced last week that 2012 American Hero Dog Gabe fought his last battle after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He was ten years old. A true hero, Gabe was a life-saving Specialized Search Dog who served our country by completing more than 210 combat missions with…
A hero dog has died. On Wednesday afternoon, Gabe, the 10-year-old yellow Labrador, who won the hearts of thousands through his affectionate personality and stellar military career, succumbed to cancer and failing health in the arms of his owner and best friend Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles “Chuck” Shuck. Read More:
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (Jan. 28, 2009) — Sit, stay and fetch are often the first commands a dog learns; for the Fort Jackson military working dogs and the specialized search dogs these commands are “puppies’ play.” For Guera, Gurda, Gury and Blecky, four of the eight working dogs at Fort Jackson, sniffing out explosives and…
Alisa Johnson is one of those people who believes her dogs can see into [her] soul. So it was heartbreaking when she and her husband, Shawn, received orders from the U.S. Marine Corps to relocate to a base in Quantico, Virginia, where dogs and other pets were not allowed. “We didn’t really have an option…
An 8-year-old German Shepherd that saved hundreds of lives of U.S. troops got a hero’s welcome in Universal City. Read More:
For 26-year-old Adam Carter of Lubbock, military blood runs deep through his veins. “My grandfather, he was in the Air Force. I had a cousin, he had just gone into the Air Force, my father was in the Navy,” said Carter. But Carter decided to join the Marine Corps instead. “It’s something I wanted to…