War Dogs, America's forgotten heroes
Canines have served man since they were first domesticated during pre-historic times, where they joined man's hunting parties and stood watch over his camps at night. As history progressed, the bond between man and the dog strengthened, eventually they began to accompany man on to the field of battle. They are known as “man’s best friend”, but are we really their best friends? We send them into war, and their ‘reward’ for this is death. Barely few know of the brave deeds they did during the wars. They are the War Dogs, America’s Forgotten Heroes, and this is their untold story. The role of the canine in modern warfare changed dramatically during World War I when the military began to train dogs to carry messages and first aid supplies to the troops at the front. World War II saw the first mass recruitment of dogs through the "Dogs For Defense" program. The donated dogs were trained for Sentry, Scout, Messenger, and Mine detection duty. In the island hopping campaigns of the Pacific Theater the United States Marines mostly used Doberman Pincers for scout, sentry, and patrol duty. Worked on a short leash and were taught to give warning by growling, alerting or barking. The sentry dog teams mostly were membe
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