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The kind this dog’s honored to make.
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Aw gudness, dat mayd me teerie eyed!
awsum capshun!
Looks like they got one right.
Semper Woof!
Yup, that’s awesome.
did maeded mai ayes leeky.
This picture must be an old one… Marines don’t wear the old tri-color woodland patern anymore, they wear the MARPAT pattern these days… Wonder when it was taken? (Yes, it IS a Marine, the cover style is Marine, and the obvious EGA on the memorial…)
Actually Army used the exact same color pattern, only difference is the design of the headgear.. but yes that’s defiantly a Marine
pic of doggie…take a pill gi joe
Hey, take your own advice.
Actually this picture was taken on Naval Base Guam. The soldier is a member of the Seabee’s stationed here. They always have a mascot dog at their Camp on base here, the two current being Star and Storm, local rescue dogs.
Lovely. Anyone know the location? I assume it is a canine veterans honor statue/cemetery.
I believe its in Guam Rayne. There is a memorial to the Dobermans who served in WWII there.
Yes, Guam.
Here’s more info
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7109/wardogs.html
Or not, Google tells me there are statues in Georgia and Riverside, CA at military bases.
This is the Guam one, here is the original picture:
http://www.theblogofrecord.com/2008/12/02/two-marines/
This is the one in Guam, I found the original picture on the net
The Inscription on the front reads as follows:
25 Marine War Dogs gave their lives liberating Guam
in 1944. They served as sentries, messengers, scouts.
They explored caves, detected mines and booby traps.
SEMPER FIDELIS
Kurt Yonnie Koko Bunkie
Skipper Poncho Tubby Hobo
Nig Prince Fritz Emmy
Missy Cappy Duke Max
Blitz Arno Silver Brockie
Bursch Pepper Ludwig Rickey
Tam (buried at sea off Asan Point)
Given in their memory and on behalf of the surviving
men of the 2nd and 3rd marine war dogs platoons, many
of whom owe their lives to the bravery and sacrifice
of these gallant animals.
Thank you so much for posting, I wanted to know what it said too.
This is beautiful.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that one of the dogs was named “Nig.”
Heh, and one’s called Hobo
i- i think im gonna cry…too beautiful…
The other unsung heros’
MY DOGS NAMED BLITZ… and i couldnt help noticing the name “nig”
Well, times and sensibilities were different in 1944. Not defending it, you understand, but just pointing out that we can’t rewrite history just to be politically correct. It’s dishonest to seek to do so. Have you seen the British WWII film “Dambusters”? There are versions out there which have been heavily edited to remove the name of Wing Commander Guy Gibson’s black labrador. As a result, the actor playing a national hero spends half the film either wandering about looking glum or with a lead in his hand and none of the audience can tell why.
While I sympathise with wanting to avoid racial epithets being thrown around, that’s pathetically lame. It’s just the history of it FFS! Gibson had a dog called Nigger and the name was used in Operation Chastise for the breaching of one of the dams. It’s absolutely pathetic, it’s Ok to show 50+ airmen getting killed and popping damns that drowned over a thousand civilians, but God forbid you use a nasty word!
Well said Pheemz.
Times and language may change, but we don’t have to erase history because a few names in use then may hurt feelings now.
Example – Recently, several VA hospitals have recently taken down framed headlines of “Japs Surrender” because the words might “hurt people’s feelings”. We don’t use those words now. We were at war then. Don’t revise history to fit the politics of later times, as politics and attitudes change. History is just a matter of record of times past and any attempts at it’s revision is wrong, things that have happened in the past can’t be changed despite anyone’s attempt at doing so. We should use the past for the lessons it’s taught us – good and bad – not try to deny any of it happened.
(If I were more awake, that would have made more sense, sorry. lol)
yeah, I saw that too. Oh well.
Maybe Nig is short for Nigel?
Poor, brave, faithful Nigel.
Dang… Never thought a loldog site could make me cry. Thank you. Honor the fallen.
very well put. thank you.
wonderful, simply wonderful. makes me proud to be a soldier!
Very nice shot.
Oh wow… this is the first loldog to ever make me cry. Beautiful.
Me too.
me three
That is a lovely picture. That is also a Belgian Malinois, not a german shepherd..
Nice pic, but I gotta say the Semper Fido captions were funnier.
Funny is not the point here.
It’s the point of this website….
Pheemz tends to be a twerp. I’d not worry about it…
Awww, what did I do to hurt your poor little feelings?
Hmmm. Ever heard of the word “poignant”? But, then again, I’m sure you’re familiar with a few other words, as it is most likely that peeps hurl them at you frequently, considering your lack of empathy.
There’s a Marine I’m proud to have serving my country. I suspect the human’s no slouch, either.
The beauty and honor of this picture is ruined by the fact that one of the dogs named on the headstone is “Nig.” There really is no way to know if this was meant as a racial slur, but it sounds like one. And it is just plain strange, if you ask me.
Aside from that, it’s cute. Great idea, great sentiment, and great caption.
But that dog was named in the time of the Second World War when, as has already been said, times and sensibilities were different. Black dogs often were named “Nigger” or “Sambo” or “Silas”, and nobody batted an eyelid. I think it would be a tremendous shame if that brave and noble dog had been left off the memorial simply because his name didn’t tie in with today’s heightened sensitivities about such things.
“Nig” also might mean something entirely different in Chamorran.
Wait. I don’t quite get it. What’s racist about Silas? It was one of Paul’s associates in the New Testament. Is there something I don’t know about?
Semper Fi, Devil Dog!
One of my own favorite stories is that of Smoky, the unlikeliest of war dogs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_(dog)
Oh my god this made me cry. The first LOL to do so. Good god I’m glad that such a monument exists.
This is a beautiful caption. The debate about the dog’s name shouldn’t matter. So what? It’s a Doberman named Nig. That’s what they decided to call it. It doesn’t take away from the fact that the dog was a national hero. I loved the website, also. I never knew there was a memorial for animals that were in the wars. It’s sad that they had to die, but someone has to give their life, right? That’s the price of freedom.
Not only do the Marines not use this type of BDU *Battle Dress Uniform* any longer, neither do the Army, Air Force or Navy.
In the Marine Corps we actually have several memorials dedicated to our war dogs, all of which are somewhat similar to the Guam memorial shown in the picture. The memorial shown is dedicated to the dogs who died during the retaking of Guam in 1944, and 25 of them are buried around the statue. There are several other privately donated memorials located around the country in various college’s Veterinary schools, such as the University of Tennessee. There is also an official Marine Corps War Dog Memorial dedicated to all Marine war dogs who died in combat, it is located on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. In the Marine Corps tradition war dogs are treated and viewed like their human Marine counterparts, and are given ranks, awarded commendations, and have their engagements and postings tracked in their personnel files. In some cases during World War II, young Marine handlers were actually outranked by their veteran canines, which sometimes reached ranks as high as Corporal (the first of the Non-commissioned Officer ranks).
I have a wonderful image of some young kid saying ‘walkies sir’ to a dog now…
Yes, because DOGS are HONORED to give their lives for our COUNTRY.
*ROLLEYES*
Do people really believe that?
Of course not, they did it for their human friends. In that regard, they’re pretty much the same as many of the men who died, they weren’t thinking of their country, they were thinking of their mates and looking out for the guy next to them.
You’re not one of those hardcore animal rights morons who’d rather have another 25 names on a human war memorial than this, are you?
No, of course they don’t feel that way. They don’t understand the nature of war, or why somebody is throwing heavy explosive things at them.
What they DO understand is love and loyalty towards their owners and human companions, and they’ll stick with them, love them and do their damndest to protect them right to the bitterest of bitter ends. I’d say that deserves some kind of recognition, wouldn’t you??
i agree with you on this
you have to give these dogs more credit than that – they do understand that they have an important job to do, whatever that might be. Do they understand the politics of war? No. Do they have an incredible sense of instinct to survive and protect? Damn right. Try to understand what is being presented here and quit being a douche.
This memorial is also at the University of Tennessee
College of Veterinary Medicine. It was dedicated in 1996. The original is in Guam and was dedicated in 1994.
God Bless you this is a great photo/caption and message!
we can not thank enough every one, and can not honor enough those lost, people/ and there wonderful comrades the work Dogs.
Semper Fido
There was a discussion in congress about placing a national memorial to the war dogs somewhere in DC. Somebody complained about honoring the dead canines, saying this would detract from the honor paid to human war heroes and veterans. Another congressman stood and began talking about his experiences as a veteran (of WWII IIRC). He said that the only time he and the other men in his unit could get any decent sleep is when they had a canine and handler traveling with them-then, they could relax and get some deep sleep, knowing the dog’s superior senses were on alert. He went on to suggest that a memorial to the war dogs be placed at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. The dog statue there would be symbolically watching over the heroes sleeping their eternal sleep, just as the real life dogs had once watched over their exhausted, sleeping companions.
It was a great suggestion, but I don’t believe it passed.
I read about this incident in a book many years ago. Say, late 1980s-early 1990s. I wish I could remember the title and the author, so I could post a link. I also wish I could post the name of the congressman veteran.
But even if the war dogs didn’t get a national monument at Arlington, I’m glad they have monuments throughout the USA and elsewhere.
(I have always thought it touching and right that K 9 cops killed in the line of duty invariably have their photos mounted alongside the human police personnel’s photos on the memorial stationhouse walls, not segregated in an area for dogs.)
That would have been a brilliant idea, shame it didn’t get taken up.
thank you mimi, your retelling of the congressman’s story and his reason for the suggestion actually brought more tears to my eyes than the original post. that was beautiful
god bless and keep all those fallen soldiers, man, woman and canine.
A book about these particular dogs is “Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of WWII” by William Putney. He was a veterinarian and was in charge of the training of these dogs and their handlers. He was also instrumental in changing the policy that prohibited bringing the dogs home after they completed their service. (This policy changed back and forth several times since then.) If I remember correctly, Dr. Putney either paid for the statue or raised the money for the statue. I read this book recently and I recommend it. Many of the dogs whose names are on the statue are mentioned in the book.
What a beautiful story, and what a beautiful idea. I’m so sad that it didn’t materialize. thank you for sharing.
As a former US Air Force military working dog handler with two tours in the Persian Gulf on her record, your post brought tears to my eyes. My father is buried at Arlington National Cemetery and I would love to see a memorial to the dogs there.
He served in both Korea and Vietnam and I remember hearing him talk about the dogs that served with them. It always made me very proud of what I did while I was in the military myself.
God bless Marco and Max, who are no longer with us, and Asta, whom I suspect is also gone. Heroes, all three.
Oh God, don’t make me vomit…
Yes, it’s great that dogs can be trained and be used for military purposes. No, when you overdo it and sugar-coat it like that, you’re fulfilling the biggest prejudice we have about Americans, in Europe.
And here I was, trying not to have any.
Then stay in Europe. I like it here, and love my dogs more than most human beings.
And you fulfill the biggest prejudice we have about Europeans, you are a bunch of ungrateful, pompous, ignorant a$$holes. I gave up trying to have any after meeting two 20 something year old french guys.
Oh, do shut your face, there’s a good troll. What, nobody in mainland Europe loves their dog? How about Hitler for starters, he was one of yours, Austrian as I recall.
LOL
You have obviously never owned a dog. I hope you don’t end up in a situation where a dog has to save your ass and then you have go and eat your own dumbass words. European stereotype fulfilled INDEED.
What part of Europe are you in/from? I am an American who lived & worked in Germany for two years attached to military interests. My dog (not a working dog, just the love of my life) was welcomed in every hotel I stayed at, every restaurant I ate at, every bar I drank at … He’s been on the trains, the buses and on the airplanes he was treated better than I was! Didn’t matter if we were in the smaller villages or the large cities. In fact we attended an festival in Munich during October and every person we passed had to touch him. He was an Akita and few had ever seen his breed. They were all interested in learning about him. He was a wonder ambassador for his breed, that is for sure.
Yes, I’m sure dogs feel very honored about being forced to give their lives for humans’ idiocy.
I don’t know why this didn’t show before, but the war dog handlers were honored at the 2008 Doberman Nationals in Topeka, KS.
I know this comment is a long time after the post, but I wanted to say it moved me to tears. All servicemen/women (that serve honorably) deserve a reception and ovation like that. Just amazing.
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Ok, I guess they don’t allow links in threads. The war dog handlers that remain were honored by the Doberman Pinscher club of America in 2008 at the Doberman National in Topeka. It was awesome to get to meet these fine old soldiers, and touching to see them interact with the dogs. There’s a U-Tube video of it, but I cannot link it here.
There is also a video made about these soldiers and their dogs in Guam. We watched it at the ceremony honoring the veterans and dogs. It made everyone cry.
God Bless America! Goggies and all.
This picture makes me proud as the daughter of a veteran and an avid dog lover.
There’s a memorial to animals who gave their lives during WWII in London. It was started by the writer Jilly Cooper and Princess Anne gave her support to it. It’s in central Park Lane and includes horses, dogs and cats. The memorial mentions the PDSA’s Dickin Medal. The PDSA have a cematary where several wartime hero animals are buried, including Simon, the cat from the HMS Amethyst. There’s a website about the memorial at http://www.animalsinwar.org.uk/. On the site you’ll see that GI Joe Pigeon was honoured, as having saved 100 Allied soldiers.
Don’t listen to that person who said that it was a prejudice we have in Europe about the US. The British are justly proud of our working animals, many of which are used in disasters today, all over the world, to locate trapped people.
I have had the honor to served along side k-9 handlers in the Navy and by the way the Navy still does wear that style BDU the blue diggy won’t be in total production and worn for about two years the Navy is in uniform transition. K-9’s are always one rank higher than thier handler forcing the handler and reminding the handler to be always respectful of the dog. In the case of a first class petty officer I knew, E-6 for you who are counting the dog rated as a chief in the Navy E-7.
The logic is from calvary days when a soldier was held responsible for the animal. The last drink of water in the canteen was the horses and the last food was the horses. In the case of the dog if it is hot and tired he rides you walk if there is no room the animal is first you are second. Teaching you always to carry enough gear for both of you.
I always loved the dog handlers in our base they were brave and they were bold. I would have love to have made it that far in my career don’t sell an animal short.
I want this as a poster for my wall — I work at the local VA, and this is just wonderful!! Thank you so much for posting — I have emailed it to everyone at work.
There’s also a cemetery in Edinburgh Castle (Scotland’s capital) for the soldiers dogs.
this is by far the best post i have seen on this site. whenever i visit this site i have to see this post to remind me that there are some beings on this earth that are capable of unwavering loyalty and love.
I didn’t just tear up, I cried. and then I thought, maybe the best way to honor these dogs is to stop having to use them. I know I always felt safer with my dogs at home; if other people love them (and you know the handlers probably love their dogs more than some civilian, like me), then we should protect them, and reward their fidelity with some of our own. by ceasing to fight amongst ourselves, so they don’t have to be put at risk.
these, and police and fire dogs, are TRUE SERVICE dogs; thanks for protecting our soldiers, for finding/rescuing people, for catching the bad guys, and being our best friends ever!
Beautiful! So many dogs give their lives protecting us humanz from ourselves-sad so many of us never learn-God Bless this pooch,
Dear Lord, I NEVER cry. No matter how hard something hits me. This has me fighting back tears. Hell if it weren’t for a dog serving with my grandfather’s unit in Korea my family line would have ended with him.
Sorry bout that arrogant european commenting earlier, disgraces us all. We’re not all like that.
Don’t know if it is for my own military career or the doggies or don’t know what but I for sure am one european that really gets the meaning of this picture and caption.
True heroes indeed!
My fiance is well on his way to serve as a veterinarian with the Armed Forces…makes me cry, I am so proud to be part of it!
What a lovely picture. It makes me smile to see this in the midst of everything that is going on.