VIA - Military Working Dogs For the first time in U.S. history, - TopicsExpress



          

VIA - Military Working Dogs For the first time in U.S. history, an animal, the military working dog, will be the focus of a national monument. The new monument is expected to be opened during a public ceremony on October 28, 2013 at Joint Base San Antonio. The founder and inspiration for the national monument is John C. Burnam, a highly decorated Vietnam Infantry Veteran Scout Dog Handler and author of Dog Tags of Courage and A Soldiers Best Friend. As a Scout Dog handler in Vietnam I experienced firsthand how valuable these dogs are at saving soldiers lives, said Burnam. Yet, despite their value, when we pulled out of Vietnam the dogs were left behind. They were fellow soldiers and they were our best friends. They were heroes and they were left to die. So I was determined to get the dogs, of all wars, recognized at the highest level of our nations government and then build them a magnificent national monument to ensure they would never be forgotten again. Go here for information about dedication day: jbmf.us/monument-site.aspx
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:26:24 +0000

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