American troops deployed to Vietnam included more than just human servicemen. Many four-legged friends also served in the line of duty. This May we commemorate National Pet Month by featuring some of the military dogs that saw battle in Vietnam. This photograph showcases Harry Baby, a sentry dog who worked beside his handler, Lance Corporal Ivan A. Jeffries.
Pres. Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles for his rescue of dozens of fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War. #MedalOfHonor #PresidentObama #WhiteHouse #VietnamWar #Army #USArmy #TheWhiteHouse #WashingtonDC #BarackObama #news (at The White House)
While only men were drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, nearly 6,000 American women served in Vietnam as nurses or medical professionals. This was no easy job. Combat nurses often worked 12-hour shifts, six days a week (on a good week). When major incidents caused casualties to skyrocket, those 12-hour shifts could easily double, or even triple. Here, an American nurse, Lieutenant Frances Crumpton, and a Thai nurse, Nangnoi Tongkim, talk with a wounded American soldier in a Navy hospital in Saigon.
Lutheran Church Charities’ comfort dogs have been flown in to bring warmth and a bit of peace to the city of Orlando, Florida, during the state of distress following Sunday morning’s Pulse nightclub shooting.
On Monday the dogs visited a vigil held in Orlando with over 5,000 people in attendance in memory of the 49 victims from the shooting. The dogs also had a chance to meet with first responders to the scene, helping them cope with the tragedy.
The K-9 Comfort Dogs will be making a special visit to the hospital on Thursday to bring solace to the recovering victims. The dogs will provide endless hugs, kisses, and patience to let the victims know they are not alone.
In remembrance of 9/11:
A year ago we interviewed the women behind the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, a center that trains and researches search and rescue dogs.
Cynthia Otto, founder of the center, previously worked at Ground Zero with dogs to find survivors in the rubble. She has done extensive research following the lives and health of the dogs that served there.
Annemarie DeAngelo joins Otto as the founder of the New Jersey Canine Unit (and director of the Penn center). In her 14 years of working with dogs she has found missing children, criminals, and narcotics using canine science.
Puppy-in-training Bretagne is also at the mic, as you’ll hear. She’s currently in search and rescue puppy college.
Also, protective goggles for dogs are called “doggles.” You’re welcome.
If you’re interested in more about the center here is their site:
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Meghan Ryan Guthorn
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…but someone has to do it! The hard working Coast Guard mascot dogs worked across seaman’s duties during World War II. From assisting in sickbay to providing docking support, these dogs were an essential part of the crew! As the Still Picture Branch prepares the digitized images from the U.S. Coast Guard Series “Activities, Facilities and Personalities” for upload into the catalog, we’ve found several examples of pups going above and beyond their duties.
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Future service/guide dogs mean everything to me
I really want to look more into working with service dogs.
Frosty and noble, sled dogs are incredible athletes. Each March the Iditarod Sled Dog Race runs through a harsh and beautiful landscape to Nome, Alaska. The race uses the Iditarod National Historic Trail, a 2,300-mile system of winter routes that first connected ancient Native Alaskan villages. The trail cuts through tundra, spruce forest and across rivers serving up some truly tough conditions. Thinking of trying it out? The Bureau of Land Management recommends knowledge in extreme winter camping and travel by ski, dog team, snowmobile or fat tire bike. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management.
Thank you for your service pup.
Wow, this got me all emotional. What a beautiful gift this dogs life was.
You didn’t have to make me cry though
If I had to tear up at work then I’m taking all y'all with me
What an amazing pup.
A very furry story from the history of the space race! Khrushchev’s move strikes me as brilliant: half, “we may be engaged in a cold war, but we’re still human!” and half, “the dogs we sent to space are already having babies. How’s NASA coming along?”
Apparently, Pushinka (which means “fluffy" in Russian) was examined before arriving at the White House to check for listening devices.
Images: Daniel Mogford/Flickr, Ralphdj/Wikimedia Commons, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library,
What a cool story, and cute dogs! -Laura
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