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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 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.
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 March Field Air Museum War Dog Memorial in Riverside, California pays tribute to our country's many military dogs. There's even a monument, created by sculptor Thomas Schomberg, which shows a ...
A U.S. Navy dog handler at the War Dog Memorial in the National War Dog Cemetery at Naval Base Guam. 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.
It was a scorching hot day in Afghanistan, with the mercury topping out at 120 degrees. For eight hours, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alfred Brenner patrolled the desert with his bomb-sniffing dog.
[8] In November 2019 Lucca became one of the first winners of the Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery, bestowed posthumously on her in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. [16] The story of Lucca's life was turned into a book, Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero Lucca by Maria Goodavage. [15] Lucca died on January 20, 2018. [2]