Wall of Honor

No Sacrifice is greater than one who lays down his or her life for others and for their country and all of us. May we never forget!   The Aug. 26, 2021 attack near the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan which killed 11 Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier.

Types of War Dogs

Why War Dogs? In addition to all the fine qualities that dogs have as team members, dogs can do even more. They have visual and olfactory sensory abilities that are literally superhuman, can go where a soldier cannot, and can often subdue or intimidate a foe more quickly with non-lethal force. Because of these traits,…

War Dogs History

“The capability they (Military Working Dogs) bring to the fight cannot be replicated by man or machine. By all measures of performance their yield outperforms any asset we have in our inventory. Our Army (and military) would be remiss if we failed to invest more in this incredibly valuable resource.”– GENERAL DAVID H. PETRAEUS, USA…

US War Dogs Memorials and Monuments

Dedicated on June 10, 2006, the United States War Dogs Memorial, located guarding the gateway to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey, consists of a bronze statue of a kneeling Vietnam War soldier and his dog, set on a black granite base.  The memorial was designed by sculptor Bruce Lindsay, Architectural…