YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! (Download)
You will never be forgotten is a slide presentation (Download) honoring our Military Working Dog Handlers who gave their all, so we may live in freedom. View Video Download:
Services for K-9s set at South Lyon War Dog Memorial cemetery
A weathered Milk-Bone box leans against the main monument at theWar Dog Memorial cemetery in Lyon Township. Behind, Sgt. Mina’s stone tells the world she lived a dozen years, serving two tours in Bosnia and nine in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army. At her grave is a silk bouqet with a stuff lamb toy attached. As…
Remember to honor dogs during Memorial Day as well
On this Memorial Day weekend, we all owe a profound debt of gratitude to the brave men and women who have sacrificed to protect this great country. This weekend we remember and honor those who have fallen in their service. That list of names doesn’t just include people. Highly trained dogs play an important role…
WAR DOGS Pt 1, NEVER FORGET.
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Sgt. Stubby, The Canine World War I Hero From New Haven
One of the most famous combat veterans from World War I is a stray bull terrier mutt from New Havenwhose wartime exploits made him the first military dog to be promoted to sergeant. When Stubby died in April 1926, the New York Times ran a half-page obituary that began, “Stubby is dead.” There was no need to explain…
Paws among paratroopers: Therapy dog calms, uplifts and heals
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The cold morning air sent chills across paratroopers’ skin as they waited for the four-mile division run to start. Everyone appeared cold, except for one. Lt. Col. Lexy appeared impervious to the chilled breeze as she visited shivering paratroopers standing in formation — it must have been her fur coat that…
Dogs at War: Judy, Canine Prisoner of War
The sea was slick with oil, littered with debris, and crowded with panicked men who moments before had been aboard the S.S.Van Warwyck when it came under attack. But there in the water was a dog, swimming to the foundering men, guiding them to floating pieces of the wreckage or letting them hold on to her…
Dogs at War: Three-Legged Dog Delivers Crucial Message in WWI
The following is from an excerpt from the June 2014 National Geographic issue. As long as men have been fighting wars, dogs have likely been somewhere on or near the battlefield. And more often than not, dogs have contributed bravely on the front lines, whether officially trained to do so or motivated by loyalty to…
WAR DOGS – National Geographic, June 2014 Issue.
“The following is an excerpt from the June issue of “National Geographic” Out in front of America’s troops, combat canines and their handlers lead the way onto the most dangerous battlefields on Earth. Here is Marine Corporal Jose Armenta in his tent on the night before getting blown up in Afghanistan. He jokes with Mulrooney and…
The Dogs of War
Here is Marine Corporal Jose Armentain his tent on the night before getting blown up in Afghanistan. He jokes with Mulrooney and Berry and the medic the guys have nicknamed “Christ.” He feeds and waters his dog, Zenit, a sable-coat German shepherd. He lets Buyes, who will be dead in three months, ruffle Zenit’s fur,…