WAR DOGS - THE UNTOLD STORY OF DOGS IN COMBAT

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WAR DOG MEMORIAL - May 8, 2004 at 1:00PM

There is no group of veterans prouder than the dog handlers --- or more properly it is pride in their dogs. Thirty-five or forty years after being in combat with their closest buddy they will shoot out their dog's Preston Brand number (serial number) without missing a beat. On May 8, 2004 at 1:00PM a pedestal with the names and Preston Brand numbers of all dogs KIA (killed in action) since World War II will be unveiled. A naval bell will be rung as each name is announced. And that bell will be tolled over 400 times; once for each dog KIA since World War II.

There are two War Dog Memorials; one at March Air Force Base, CA and the other at The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA. Californian Jeffery Bennett put the War Dog Memorial project together. They are two identical enormous bronzes of a dog and its handler in Vietnam-era combat gear.

The Georgia memorial is the one that will have the unveiling. This pedestal is one of twelve pedestals paid for by the different dog handling units. They are separate and apart from the actual memorial.

The dynamo behind the pedestals is Sfc. Jesse S. Mendez (USA Ret.), a 21-year Army veteran who served three tours in Vietnam. Mendez now, as he was when on active duty, is obsessed with training. "Realistic combat training" is the phrase the military uses and the sergeant made sure that the men and dogs that he trained were combat ready. No government money was used in the Memorial or the pedestals. Each group, representing various dog handling groups raised the money for "their" pedestal. Mendez organized and put together the twelve pedestals and their content.

Speaking at the memorial giving an overview of the military dog-training program will be Captain Haggerty. Haggerty, a two-time graduate of The Infantry School's OCS and Ranger School also commanded the 26th Infantry Scout dog platoon at Benning, in addition to a number of other dog assignments. The Captain is perhaps better known as an actor, author and animal trainer, to which he would proudly add, soldier. His head will be bowed as the bell tolls the dogs that gave their lives for the United States.

A photo collection from the Second War Dog Memorial Unveiling
October 8, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony was held at Sacrifice Field
in front of the National Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning. Noted military historian,
Dr. Stephen Ambrose is the featured speaker. K9 teams from Ft. Benning and
local law enforcement agencies will join hundreds of veterans and thousands of
public attendees in providing tribute to these forgotten heroes.

A photo collection from the War Dog Memorial Unveiling on President's Day
On February 21, 2000 these dogs were honored by a memorial befitting their status
as America's forgotten heroes at March Field Air Museum Riverside, California.

A special exhibit
at Fort Benning's National Infantry Museum.
This exhibit tells the military history of dogs used for war. The exhibit
and working dog demonstrations are free and open to the public.

"Thank you for watching the "War Dogs, America's Forgotten Heroes" documentary on the Discovery Channel...

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David Glen Eisley's "War Dogs" is a collection of
15 songs dedicated to the War Dogs and their handlers.

At the end of the Vietnam War,
military officials abandoned almost
all the American war dogs,

Proceeds from the WAR DOGS DOCUMENTARY, and
your DONATIONS helps fund the memorials at March
Airforce Base, Riverside California and Fort Benning, Georgia .