Today’s feature was submitted by a subscriber who states, “I received the following from a friend in Australia; it is a beautiful tribute to Military Working Dogs no matter what country they work for.  Got to tell you, got a lump in my throat watching this as my Big Rocky was sitting by my side when I watched it.  I was thinking how broken-hearted I would be if I were to lose Rocky in Battle or at Home.  Check out the Black Lab wearing a bush hat in Vietnam.  I remember that all the Labs didn’t come home during the Vietnam War and to this day their handlers have not forgotten them.  Thank goodness that’s changed; today they can return home and forever live with the handler and his family.

“God Bless our best mate, the Loyal Dog.  It would be a sad place without them.”

Click here to view the tribute.

Loyal Subscribers!  We need some help.  The purpose of our “Heart” section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.  Please search your memory and computer for a few and send them to Bill (CPT Otis) O’Quin at boquin@ix.netcom.com for possible publication.  Thanks!

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