Military Dog receives U.S. Top Medal

[TAZ]

Withdrawn......

[LesterDiamond]

Interesting. They never taught us that command when I went through dog school.

[NYC FURY]

GOD DAMN...i feel proud to be a fuckin American...lets all take up a collection
for steak bones for this mutt...HOW YOU LIKE US NOW BITCHES......BRUTUS ROCKS

[Troopjones]

Originally Posted by LesterDiamond

Interesting. They never taught us that command when I went through dog school.

Me either ! i feel jipped ! Not sure if I believe the story tho, if it is true it is awesome however.

[LesterDiamond]

I googled it and a site called snopes says its a rumor.

[T Bone]

Originally Posted by NYC FURY

GOD DAMN...i feel proud to be a fuckin American...lets all take up a collection
for steak bones for this mutt...HOW YOU LIKE US NOW BITCHES......BRUTUS ROCKS

take the reflectors off and we will talk.................lol...............t

[Exredninjaguy]

Nice story but I don't think it's true.

[TAZ]

Originally Posted by T Bone

take the reflectors off and we will talk.................lol...............t

They're gone...TAZ

[TAZ]

Originally Posted by LesterDiamond

I googled it and a site called snopes says its a rumor.

Not true...sent out to several Veteran Groups. Oops....

[Stingray719]

This one though is true,

CHIPS, Brand Number 11A. CHIPS was a member of a War Dog Detachment, the first to be sent overseas from the United States. He was donated by Edward J. Wren of Pleasantville, New York. CHIPS was received at the War Dog Training Center, Front Royal, Virginia, early in 1942. He returned to Front Royal on 20 October 1945, from which point he was discharged on 10 December 1945.

CHIPS was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division at Camp Pickett, Virginia in October 1942 then staging for overseas and served with it for the duration. Leaving this country, serving through the Algerian-Moroccan and Tunisian

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Campaigns, his assignments included sentry duty at the Roosevelt-Churchill Conference in January 1943.

He went with his Division to Sicily arriving there on 10 July 1943. Following the Sicilian campaign he moved with his unit to Italy, arriving there on 18 September 1943 and served through the Naples-Foggia and the Rome-Arno Campaigns; he moved with his unit to Southern France, arriving there on 15 August 1944 and served through the French, Rhineland and Central European Campaigns.

During these campaigns he served with the following units of the 3rd Division: Company I. 30th Infantry; Headquarters, and Military Police.

Although trained for and serving on sentry duty while in Sicily he was reported by Company I as having attacked an enemy machine gun crew in a pillbox after he had broken away from his handler, seizing one man and forcing the entire crew of four to surrender. Also he was credited by his units with having been directly responsible for the capture of numerous enemy soldiers by alerting to their presence.

In recognition of his service, the Theater Forces awarded him the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, both later revoked as contrary to Army policy. His Unit unofficially awarded him the Theater Ribbon with the arrowhead for an assault landing and a Battle Star-for each of the eight campaigns in which he participated.