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A retired military dog and her former handler were reunited in North Carolina through the help of a working dog aid organization.Mission K9 Rescue said handler Army Staff Sergeant Wil T and dog ...
On October 2, the proud dog owner shared a video of the military veterans meeting for the first time, and it's safe to say that the girls are going to be the perfect pair of sisters! Welcome home ...
Retired military dog Yyacob and the canine's former handler, Payton May, reunited on Nov. 25 for the first time since their 2022 separation
Lex (1999 – March 25, 2012) was the first active duty, fully fit military working dog to be granted early retirement in order to be adopted. Working for his United States Marine Corps handler Corporal Dustin J. Lee in the Iraq War, he was wounded in an attack that killed Lee, and subsequently was awarded an honorary Purple Heart.
Lee's parents, aided by United States Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) and an online petition, successfully asked the Marine Corps to allow Lex to retire early, making him the first fully fit military working dog granted early retirement and adoption by the Department of Defense to his former handler's family. [2] [4]
1966–1973: About 5,000 US war dogs served in the Vietnam War (the US Army did not retain records prior to 1968); about 10,000 US servicemen served as dog handlers during the war, and the K9 units are estimated to have saved over 10,000 human lives; 232 military working dogs [27] and 295 [28] US servicemen working as dog handlers were killed ...