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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:28:34 PM EDT
Seeing the awesome thread on WWII MWD's made me think of our furry friends in Vietnam...
Sgt. Spano and his War Dog Lobo completing a parachute jump in Da Nang, Vietnam, August 1968 
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:32:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2014 8:37:14 PM EDT
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Great pics, thanks for starting this thread.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:08:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Great pics, thanks for starting this thread. Definitely. |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:14:39 PM EDT
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What became of them is heartbreaking.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 9:34:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What became of them is heartbreaking. What happened to them? |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 10:21:32 PM EDT
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They were deemed "expendable equipment" and either euthanized or left with allied forces.
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Posted: 3/7/2014 10:37:18 PM EDT
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I have a book on war dogs... I cannot get past the damn introduction..
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Posted: 3/7/2014 10:42:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Great pics, thanks for starting this thread. Very cool pics |
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Posted: 3/7/2014 11:00:28 PM EDT
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They were deemed "expendable equipment" and either euthanized or left with allied forces. Not fitting of a battle buddy. 
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Posted: 3/7/2014 11:01:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2014 11:08:29 PM EDT
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They were deemed "expendable equipment" and either euthanized or left with allied forces. Breaks my heart. I can't imagine the bond those dogs had with their handlers. |
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Posted: 3/8/2014 6:12:07 AM EDT
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One of the only things Bill Clinton did while in office that I 100% agree with was signing the Bill that allowed Military Dogs to be adopted after their service was complete.
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Posted: 3/8/2014 6:43:14 AM EDT
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Cool pics.
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Posted: 3/8/2014 7:19:14 AM EDT
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I worked for A company 1/46 Infantry 198th Light Infantry Brigade. We worked in the mountains West of LZ Baldy. We used scout dogs every time we could get them.
In November 1968 we had a scout dog team walking point when they flushed 15 NVA and VC. The dog handler was carrying an XM177E1 and fired it at he NVA. It jammed after 3 rounds, it pulled the rim off the case. The NVA ran into a mature field of sugar cane. We surrounded the cane field then set it on fire and waited for them to come out. |
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Posted: 3/8/2014 8:10:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I worked for A company 1/46 Infantry 198th Light Infantry Brigade. We worked in the mountains West of LZ Baldy. We used scout dogs every time we could get them. In November 1968 we had a scout dog team walking point when they flushed 15 NVA and VC. The dog handler was carrying an XM177E1 and fired it at he NVA. It jammed after 3 rounds, it pulled the rim off the case. The NVA ran into a mature field of sugar cane. We surrounded the cane field then set it on fire and waited for them to come out. Those E1s had a knack for jamming in the heat of it; E2s were the bee's knees. |
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Posted: 3/8/2014 8:14:32 AM EDT
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Out come for the NVA was the same anyway.
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Posted: 3/8/2014 8:18:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
They were deemed "expendable equipment" and either euthanized or left with allied forces.
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Posted: 3/8/2014 8:20:19 AM EDT
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We were patroling way out west in the mountains. We came upon a village and began to search it. No one seemed hostile so things were taking place at a leisurely pace.
The scout dog and handler and about 5 others were standing around overseeing the proceedings. There were several children standing not far away from the dog handler. Suddenly the dog bit a hunk of flesh out of a 10 year boys leg in the blink of an eye and was back at heel before anyone could move. The kid was screaming and bleeding like crazy. |
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Posted: 3/8/2014 8:24:25 AM EDT
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All I could think of was the ptsd dog gif. 
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