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Created by Alan Cunningham on 14 May 2005 @ 8:45:01 PM
discuss in forums America's military presence in Iraq includes "soldiers" who have received none of the farewell fanfare and support accorded the hundreds of thousands of traditional troops deployed. Neither are they being recognized for the heroic service they provided in past wars. They are war dogs.

Veteran handler Charlie Cargo tells of the day his dog Wolf, a German Shepherd, refused to allow him to proceed up trail in Vietnam. "I looked straight ahead and not more than two feet away was a trip wire. I would have died right there if he hadn't found the wire." Cargo said. Teams were so effective that the Viet Cong offered a bounty for dead war dogs or their handlers.

The dogs prevented soldiers from triggering booby traps or stepping on land mines, and they alerted their handlers to hidden enemy soldiers far away. They detected underwater saboteurs by the smell of their breath from the reeds they used as snorkels. Some protected their handlers from gunfire and shrapnel with their own bodies, losing their lives in return.

In the Vietnam War, an estimated 10,000 American casualties were prevented by the efforts of 4,000 faithful American dogs. Only 265 dog handlers were killed in action. Of the dogs, 325 died in the line of duty, and 600 succumbed to tropical disease. Because the Vietnam War was so unpopular, many of our soldiers returned home abandoned and unrecognized. Also unheralded were their heroic dogs. Some say the government considered them expandable "equipment." The handlers were devastated to leave their best friends behind. Today, handlers who served in Vietnam still break down and cry as they tell of their dogs' heroics and the lives they saved. Fortunatley, war dogs are no longer considered expandable and are sent back to U.S. Air Force bases for continuing service. That's a start.

Commemorative postage stamps are approved by Congress and the Postal service. Even Donald Duck has one. But efforts by veterans to so honor our dogs have been passed over by Congress and the Postal Service-twice. Donald Duck has entertained and delighted us for generations, but how many soldiers' have been saved? Don't these dogs deserve at least a postage stamp?

We want to build the Dogs of War memorial. As well as get the postage stamp made for these heros.

Please Help us!!!

ALAN CUNNINGHAM DVM
American Fork, Utah

Used by permission of The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, March 23, 2003
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Share this Petition Target: Postmaster General and Citizen's Advisory Stamp Committee
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84 Ed Hobbs I support this petition.
83 Sarah Tal
82 Denise Boggs Showing compassion and honor to these dogs is moral and the right thing to do.
81 puneeth
80 joey Di Regolo Support the animals that supported us.
79 Sheila Graham This is very important! No living thing should be considered expendible! There is no love we can recieve that is more unconditional than the love of our dogs.
78 Gail Miller
77 debbie hamilton
76 Jake and Connie forbis God bless ALL our military be they human or otherwie .
75 Maggie Ward Let's honor our war heros and the animals who saved their lives. We as a family support this completely.
74 D CZARNOWSKT
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69 tramadol I got the same tramadol attack... well, not the same, because it was only about 20 comments instead of 90, and i t have any filtering set up, and I just deleted them one at a time... hmm.. the only thing really in common was that it was about tramadol... what filter do you have set up that caught them all?
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67 Z Rodowsky
66 john b leitner one of the heros of the Guam invasion was a Dobe named Butch there will always be a place in my heart & home for this breed.
65 Connie Gurney
64 Katie Astin Dogs provide a valuable service. They are loyal, faithful, loving and they deserve recognition.
63 Kris Hess
62 Frank Wright
61 Jennifer Webster These heros deserve recognition for the service they provided in saving thousands of lives.
60 Donna L Words can't express the cruelty of abandoning these wonderful animals. Dogs feel deeply the experience of betrayal and abandonment. The stamp will honor their service, and also raise public awareness so this shameful act doesn't happen again.
59 Nancy Laity It is time that we recognize the animals that have served and given their lives for our country.
58 Sarah K. I support this petition. A hero is a hero,animal or not!
57 army shepherd dog my dog died in the service. he earned a purple heart which was taken away from him because it was "made for people only" they should all be honored. good luck to you all
56 Connie Kitchens I support this petition. Let's give recognition to all who served faithfully!!
55 Valerie Bejerano I support this petition.
54 Tracy A Griffin I support this petition.
53 Lorenzo Mejia I support this petition.
52 G. Preston Doom Animals should be regarded as part of G-d's creation. Their contribution associated with the acts of preserving freedom should not be discounted.
51 C. Butler
50 mbwilson why must we celebrate war?Why not honor the lives of those lost after service wether in war or in search and rescue,war is man's way of settling disagreement, not the way of the canine.For above and beyond the call duty every person or canine who contributes should be honored!
49 aylwin animals, big or small should be honoured and acknowledged. they have surrenderer their lives to us and gave us total obedience. a memorial is the LEAST we can do for them.
48 Christine Slowiak
47 Neil J Lawrence
46 Mary Lamoray Such a small thing to ask for such great and noble hearts! Surely we can grant them this honor...
45 fiona burky
44 Karen Leach For the job that they have done even down to our little hound dogs. It would be nice for them to be acknowledged
43 Barbara S. DeRose
42 Scharleen Oxendine Blessings on your petition! Too often I'm guilty of overlooking the importance of our animals in the line of duty. Nemaste.
41 Gary M. Stoddard Animals play an important roll in all of our lives be it a childhood pet or companion as we age. They work for our bennifit as police dogs, war dogs, search and rescue, drug enforcement and much more with just a pat on the head or scrach on the neck in return. We should recognise them for their unconditional contrabution.
40 kathy
39 Mike Blanchard Dogs of the wars deserve the same if not more recognition as the soldiers they protected and lived with.
38 June Blanchard War dogs deserve the same recognition as the soldiers they protected. They are heros and deserve to be honored.
37 Kathy Backus The dogs are the most devoted and loyal service we have in the military and they don't choose to make that commitment they just do!!
36 Deborah Fraley
35 Gina Gasperson A hero is a hero reguardless if they walk on two legs or four.....