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The National War Dog Cemetery is a memorial to war dogs located at Naval Base Guam and is the first official war dog monument in the U.S. The cemetery honors the dogs—mostly Doberman Pinschers —that were killed in service with the United States Marine Corps during the Second Battle of Guam in 1944.
The U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument is a monument to military working dogs located at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.The monument represents handlers, dogs, and veterinary support, from all military service branches (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard) that have made up the Military Working Dog program since World War II.
The memorial also recognizes the service that War Dogs give to the United States of America on countless missions around the world for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines. The Memorial was dedicated September 16, 2006. Joseph Pavone, of Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, created the sculpture.
The monument is among several replicas of the one installed at the War Dog Cemetery on Naval Base Guam for the 50th anniversary of the island’s liberation.
Phil Weitlauf, director of Michigan War Dog Memorial, Inc., kneels next to the gravestone of his dog Cody that was buried inside the Michigan War Dog Memorial in South Lyon on June 14, 2023.
War Dog Memorial may refer to: War Dog Memorial (Bristol Township, Pennsylvania), honoring US service dogs from all wars; National War Dog Cemetery, memorial on Guam honoring US Marine service dogs from World War II; Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, honoring US service dogs and their handlers for all 5 services since World War II
The memorial was held on the grounds of The U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum on Saturday. Former military working dog honored at The U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum ...
National memorial is a designation in the United States for an officially recognized area that memorializes a historic person or event. [1] As of September 2020 the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the Department of the Interior, owns and administers thirty-one memorials as official units and provides assistance for five more, known as affiliated areas, that are operated by other ...