Dog, veteran, hero

Meet Gabe. He’s a noncommissioned officer (a sergeant first class), a combat veteran and a hero with some 40 awards including three Army Commendation Medals and an Army Achievement medal. He’s trained to sniff out explosives, weapons and ammunition. He’s also a dog. But he’s not just any dog: He’s a rescue dog, a military…

Retired Fort Jackson K-9 wins Hero Dog award

  Of all the heroic service K-9 officers,  retired Sergeant 1st Class Gabe is top dog. American Humane Association announced Gabe won the Hero Dog contest Saturday night at a gala event in Beverly Hills. Gabe served a successful 170 combat patrols and is now stationed at Fort Jackson.   Read More:

Pritzker Military Library | Mike Dowling

Sergeant Mike Dowling and his military working dog Rex were one of the first Marine Corps military K9 teams sent to the front lines of combat since Vietnam.  Deployed to Iraq in 2004, there was nothing that could have fully prepared either for what they would face in the infamous Triangle of Death. Sergeant Rex…