Hi@ all, I searched and couldn't find a thread with a similar topic.
If somebody has such foliage green leash, give!Operations in Northern Iraq
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
January 10, 2008
A Soldier with the 2nd Infantry Division and his military working dog clear a building in Diyala Province.
Some other pictures I found on google
Last edited by H4nS0lo; 01-28-2008 at 10:05 PM.
Nice pics. Cute dogs as well.
IMHO it will be a while till machines have the efficiency of a dog. And machines will never have the compassion of a dog either.
i really love the 4th pic
Few more:
Can't help but think of how goofy that looks with the tongue just sticking out of the muzzle.Originally Posted by phoebus
Buster!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...278515,00.html
lets see some unit mascots!
Patton's Willie
WW II MASCOTS:
DOGS & OTHERS!
Featuring The History of The United States and Great Britain!
Not All Of The Dogs Of War, Were War Dogs...A Young Marine Resting With His Mascot.
Everything From Generals
To A Private In A Foxhole!
There wasn't a military camp or installation in this country or abroad, that didn't have its quota of pet dogs during the war. They went on maneuvers and cross country hikes with the men, lined up with the ranks for inspection, they rode in every thing from tanks to planes or sat by generals in staff cars and by privates in jeeps.
Smoky, A Yorkshire Terrier, Mascot Of The 26th Photo Recon, 5th AF
They came in every breed, size, shape and color! Eisenhower had his black Scottie, Telek; tough guy George Patton had his bull terrier, Willie; and even Britain's Monty had his desert rats ...the Eighth Army!
They didn't care if their master was only a grunt in a foxhole on some battlefield, a general at HQ or a ship's captain ...or what uniform was being worned; as long as they were given water to drink, fed when there was food and petted once in awhile...they gave back ten fold!
Gen. Hill's Pet, 10th Mountain Div.
Their contribution to victory was one of morale. They didn't fight like their comrades in the K-9 Corps, but there is no denying that to the men, far from their families and sometimes facing death daily, that a devoted four footed pal was a link with home and the peaceful life.
Cuddles, Mascot of The 25th BG
And not all were dogs either, Cuddles, a black bear cub, was perhaps one of the more unusual mascots of the Army Air Force's 25th Bomb Group; shown above with his master, a radio operator of one our B-17s, on a mission to Germany.
ETO: During The Cherbourg Campaign,
11 Americans, 265 Germans And 1 Dog!
"There's a story told, that in France, during the Cherbourg campaign somebody made a mistake, which turned into an invasion front thriller with a tail wagging twister.
It demonstrates the American soldier's love for dogs extended even to the enemy dogs. And how eleven Americans captured an air base, 265 Germans ...and a dog.
A Captain William Gledhill was instructed to take a look at what was suspose to be an abandoned German airfield. So with a small detail of six soliders, a navy lieutenant and three sailors, they set off in two jeeps. Once near the field, they encountered some French peasants, who informed them that the airfield was still held by the Germans.
Once near the airfield, the American detail was greeted with a hail of machine gun fire. Hitting the dirt, Captain Bill Gledhill shouted to the Germans to surrender, at first with no result, but finally the enemy announce that they would...apparently they had seen some American tanks recently and thought they were about to be blasted from them.
Boxers At German Training School, Berlin 1936.
At first, the Germans with a white flag, came out by threes and twos, then dozens, until there were 265 of them standing with their hands raised. All those prisoners and a dog.
The dog was a big sturdy boxer...one of the Germans shouted to him..."Platz!" The dog sat up, extending his paw. And so delighted were the Americans, that they quickly confiscated the educated canine for a mascot and thereafter in an American outfit near Cherbourg the command was often heard, "Platz" - with the pooch sitting up and taking notice."
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While Patton's Dog, Wasn't A War Dog
...Willie Was Certainly, A Dog Of War!
Willie The Conqueror!
It's well known, that General George S. Patton was an avid animal lover. He bought the first of many bull terriers just after World War I for his girls, Beatrice and Ruth Ellen, and named him Tank. Although Tank turned out to be stone deaf, the girls loved him and called him by thumping on the floor. In spite of his deafness, Tank some how always knew when Patton was arriving home and always met him at the front door.
Hey George! Wait For Me!
But the most famous bull terrier owned by General Patton was purchased on 4 March, 1944, and was named Willie, short for "William the Conqueror." Willie was devoted to the General, and followed him everywhere.
Last Photograph Of The TwoOf Them, Before Patton Died
When General Patton bought Willie, he wrote in his diary, "My bull pup . . . took to me like a duck to water. He is 15 months old, pure white except for a little lemin [sic] on his tail which to a cursory glance would seem to indicate that he had not used toilet paper. . ."
Guarding His Master's Luggage & Belongings!
Willie wore jingle bells on his collar so everyone would know when he was around and he was rumored to be a prodigious "lover." He also supposedly had his own set of "dog tags," too!
Heart Broken, Sad And Alone!
General George S. Patton Jr., died December 21, 1945, at the Army hospital, in Heidelberg, Germany, following an tragic automobile accident; he was burried with his troops...the Third Army, and his grave was marked with a simple white cross.
France, Shortly After D-Day!
Willie, his constant companion during the war, was sent home to the United States, and lived out the rest of his life with the General's wife and daughters.
Soviet Naval Infantrymen (Morskaya Pekhota), Riga, USSR, 1st April 1991.
german paratroopers, u.s. army / marines
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