For the United States Memorial Day today, I am reposting this story from 2012 on Soldier Dogs .
These are some of my favorite images from the new book Soldier Dogs. There are more pictures in our slideshow today.
Military Working Dogs play a crucial part in America’s armed services. The best known “Soldier Dog,” Cairo, put crucial canine skills to work in the SEAL Team Six operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. Other Military Working Dogs serve as everything from bomb sniffers to troop companions to search and rescue dogs (and also serve in darker roles, such as duty at Guantanamo Bay). Their handlers and trainers, devoted dog lovers down to a man, form an unusually close-knit fraternity within the military.
Soldier Dogs: The Four-Legged Heroes Of Iraq And Afghanistan
easyweimaraner
May 27, 2013 at 04:02
Great tribute for a fourlegged heroes – Thanks!
dogdaz
May 27, 2013 at 08:34
Thanks Easy
Sherri Maddick
May 27, 2013 at 13:43
most definitely!
dogdaz
May 27, 2013 at 20:27
We love working dogs!
Sherri Maddick
May 28, 2013 at 22:05
me 2! 🙂
Genevieve Petrillo
May 27, 2013 at 06:18
Proud members of the military.
dogdaz
May 27, 2013 at 08:34
They are now that they have full service status.
speedyrabbit
May 27, 2013 at 12:00
Brilliant post!
dogdaz
May 27, 2013 at 13:33
Army rabbits!