'Soldier Dogs' Tells The Story Of America's Canine Heroes

Mother Nature Network:

When Navy SEAL Team Six raided Osama bin Laden’s compound last year, Cairo, the Belgian Malinois that accompanied the soldiers, brought military dogs into national headlines. Today, the four-legged hero that the New York Times deemed “the nation’s most courageous dog,” is the only member of the SEAL team to be identified by name -- and he’s even met the president.

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Comments

[olitenup]

11:09 AM on 04/13/2012

There is a tragedy taking place in the UK with their canine heroes. As many as 800 of them have been euthanized, instead of allowing them to retire into a home. There is a petition link within this article.

http://digitaljournal.com/article/322658

[Mattie]

07:06 PM on 04/09/2012

beautiful animals, and their handlers really seem to care for them. I hope they all get to have happy retirements

[karen lyons kalmenson]

06:27 AM on 04/07/2012

the dogs of war
we stand by your side,
we take the pain,
we block your path,
from bullets that rain.
we do not ask why,
we do not turn away,
we never know
if we will see
the end of the day.
we are the dogs of war,
wars that should not be,
but as long as they are,
we are in the same company♥