Beadle County Veterans Memorial

Beadle County Veterans Memorial. . , Dedicated to all Beadle County Veterans Who Proudly Served , During the Vietnam War German Shepherds and Labradors were trained and used in the field. They were used to sniff out snipers, alert soldiers to trip wires and booby traps and to sniff out the Viet Cong and Viet Cong drivers. The dogs were very loyal during combat. Dogs dragged their handlers to safety during shootouts and taking bullets. Scout dog platoons ran on a rotation schedule teams would go out when they were at the top of the list and drop to the bottom upon return only 200 of the 4000 dogs that served returned to the United States. The dogs were considered equipment and were worked until they succumbed to a combat death, arsenal mishap, were turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops or euthanized. For the faithful and heroic dogs it was a one way trip.