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There is a non profit organization called War Dogs monuments Inc. That is in the process of placing a memorial to military dog teams on a US installation.
As part of the 2008 defense Authorization act the defense department is permitted to acept the donation of a memorial.
A site has not been selected yet but Fort Belvoir in Va. south of Washington DC is the prefered location.
All costs to build and maintain the War Dog Memorial would be covered by donations
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. sponosored the provision said military working dogs and their handlers deserve a monument that would serve as a tribute to the bond of soldier-canine companionship solified by shared loyality to their mission.
I took this article just about word for word from the Marine Corps Times.
Here is the related web site: http://www.nationalwardogsmonument.org
There is a lot of infromation on the site they even have a web store to buy items to support their effort. Also they have renderings of the proposed monument.
I did not realize it but S/SGT Robert W Hartsock and his canine partner Duke recieved the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.
I can think of no better cause to support than this in my opinion this is long over due.
As part of the 2008 defense Authorization act the defense department is permitted to acept the donation of a memorial.
A site has not been selected yet but Fort Belvoir in Va. south of Washington DC is the prefered location.
All costs to build and maintain the War Dog Memorial would be covered by donations
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. sponosored the provision said military working dogs and their handlers deserve a monument that would serve as a tribute to the bond of soldier-canine companionship solified by shared loyality to their mission.
I took this article just about word for word from the Marine Corps Times.
Here is the related web site: http://www.nationalwardogsmonument.org
There is a lot of infromation on the site they even have a web store to buy items to support their effort. Also they have renderings of the proposed monument.
I did not realize it but S/SGT Robert W Hartsock and his canine partner Duke recieved the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.
I can think of no better cause to support than this in my opinion this is long over due.