![]() ![]() The memorial is slated to be on the grounds of the new Army Museum near Washington. John Burnam, author of a book called A Soldier’s Best Friend, says, “No one knows how many lives have been saved” by the dogs, but his guess is “many thousands, hundreds of thousands since World War II.” Monument PlannedĪ Military Working Dog Teams National Monument is now in the works, awaiting funding for a dedication in 2012. Today the K-9s of the armed forces are credited with saving untold thousands of lives in various conflicts over the past few decades. The New York Times reports that around 600 of the dogs are now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Slate calculates that there are roughly 2,700 total in the U.S. military first officially used canines during World War II.Īccording to the website Olive-Drab, there was an immense increase in the number of dogs used by the military after the terrorist attackcs of 9/11. Photo: soldiersmediacenter Starting in World War II Jacob Holm, a military working dog handler, rewards Zasko after the dog identified homemade explosive materials hidden outside an abandoned building in Iraq. The dog can hear sounds that a human can’t hear and is trained to smell explosives, such as IEDs, booby traps - which a human can’t see.” Air Force Staff Sgt. “Visibility is not too good for the troops, even with night vision goggles, so this is where your dog is the asset, sounds and smell. ![]()
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