Military Working Dog Teams National Monument

Military Working Dog Teams National Monument. . , Dog Team: The dog is your best friend, your partner and life saver. You are his focus, trainer, provider, leader, and interpreter. Together you train to hone your skills and bond as a team. A dog team's ability to detect enemy targets, near and far, with exceptional accuracy is far greater than any human on the battlefield., Dog Jobs Since world war two: The working dogs size, intelligence, trainability, and adaptability to various climates and terrains throughout the world make them ideally suited for jobs like scout, sentry, tracker, patrol, messenger, search and rescue, explosives detection, tunnel detection, building search, cadaver search, and drug and contraband detection., Veterinary Corps: Veterinarians and veterinary technicians provide the essential healthcare services for military working dogs on and off the battlefield. They manage their diet, medicate their diseases, dress their cuts and bruises, surgically repair their combat wounds, manage their medication and physical therapy, and nurse them back to health both physically and emotionally with exceptional care and devotion., Historical Legacy: The U.S. Department of Defense together with specialized dog training, equipment, food, and medical experts from the private sector have produced a world renowned Military Working Dog Team program with an honorable and historical legacy of National Security and saving lives since World War II., Service and Sacrifice: Countless thousands of American servicemen's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were born because America gave her sons and daughters a dog to save lives in time of war. Part of the sacrifice for America's freedom and security belongs to the Military Working Dogs who serve on the battlefield alongside their faithful masters, together they both strive valiantly, as a team, to bravely defend their ground, because they know that decisive victory is saving American lives. And when death takes his master on the battlefield, there his dog will be found, his eyes sad but vigilant, faithful and true to the very end., "If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." - Will Rogers, Dedicated to all U.S. Military Working Dog Handlers and their beloved Dogs who defend America from harm, defeat the enemy, and save lives., Ground Plaque with Dog Statues , Guardians of America's Freedom , Military Working Dog Handler , World War II . Korean War . Vietnam War . Gulf War . Afghanistan War . Iraq War , German Shepherd , World War II . Korean War . Vietnam War . Gulf War . Afghanistan War . Iraq War, Labrador Retriever , Vietnam War . Gulf War . Afghanistan War . Iraq War, Doberman Pinscher , World War II, Belgian Malinois , Gulf War . Afghanistan War . Iraq War.