{"id":4641,"date":"2013-10-28T19:59:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T02:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2017-01-23T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T21:17:51","slug":"us-military-dedicates-first-national-monument-to-combat-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/?p=4641","title":{"rendered":"US military dedicates first national monument to combat dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In San Antonio, the first monument of its kind opened Monday celebrating U.S. military working dogs teams.<\/p>\n

The United States’ first national monument to a soldier’s best friend, recognizing the sacrifices of dogs in combat, was dedicated by the U.S. military on Monday. Inscribed with the words “Guardians of America’s Freedom,” the nine-foot tall bronze statue at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, features four dogs and a handler.\u00a0“These dogs were patriots just as much as anybody else who served,” said military dog handler John Baker of Fallon, Nevada, whose 212th Military Police Company Detachment A was known as “Hell on Paws.”<\/p>\n

The sculpture, built with private donations, features the four major breeds used since World War Two: Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, and Belgian Malinois.<\/p>\n

Among the speakers at the event was SSgt. Leonard Anderson (BELOW). The heroism of Anderson and his MWD, Azza, was featured in the film, GLORY HOUNDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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