During World War II and in Korea and Vietnam, dogs were used as sentries, scouts, and trackers. In Iraq and Afghanistan, dogs have detected improvised explosive devises (IEDs) and roadside explosives.
Larry Buehner, who served in Vietnam as a platoon scout with the Army's First Cavalry Division, said he is alive because of his military dog.
"Callie saved my life on at least one occasion," he said on Monday of the dog that accompanied him and his unit on jungle patrols.
John Burnam, who handled dogs during the war in Vietnam, said he got the idea for a memorial after military officials decided not to let dogs working in Vietnam return to the United States with their handlers.
"They were heroes, and they were left to die," said Burnam, who has written two books about combat dogs.
"Dog units are worth a million dollars for everything they do ... You can't say enough, you can't give enough accolades to them."
据英国媒体10月29日报道,为表彰军犬在战时所做的牺牲与贡献,当地时间10月29日,美国军方为这些和军人一起出生入死的“挚友”竖立的首座国家纪念碑揭幕。
这座专为军犬竖立的国家纪念碑坐落于美国得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的拉克兰空军基地,由私人捐款建造而成。自1958年起,拉克兰空军基地开始负责为美军各个军事部门训练军犬。
纪念碑由4只军犬和1名军犬训练师的铜质雕像组成,高约9英尺(约合2.74米),铜像上刻有“美国自由守护者”的字样。4只军犬的铜像分别为杜宾犬、德国牧羊犬、拉布拉多寻回犬和比利时马里努阿犬,它们是二战以来美国战地军犬的主要犬种。
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