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 …

…of these canine heroes were declared "surplus armaments" either euthanasia or left to unknown fates. At the end of the Vietnam War, military officials abandoned almost all the American war dogs, There has been no tribute to these dogs until now... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Resources 1. http://www.vdhaonline.org/ 2. http://www.war-dogs.com/ 3. http://www.petcem.com/hero-war.htm 4. http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues00/dec00/wardogs.html 5. “War Dogs, America’s Forgotten Heroes” Documentary