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jimnyc
10-28-2019, 11:29 AM
Salute! Give him a purple heart. They ARE perhaps up there with the more courageous that they military has to offer. :saluting2:

https://i.imgur.com/dFn9oTk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vTFlDHZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3xmUHnx.jpg



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Military Dog Hurt in al-Baghdadi Raid Returns to Duty

A heroic dog that was injured during the U.S. military operation that killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has already returned to duty, the U.S. government said Monday.

“The dog is fine and has returned to duty,” an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland.

President Donald Trump lauded the canine at Sunday’s press conference in which he offered vivid details of how the elite U.S. Army special operators took down one of the world’s most wanted terrorists.

“Our ‘K-9,’ as they call it, a beautiful dog, a talented dog, was injured and brought back,” the president said in his national address from the White House.

Speaking to the Washington Examiner, one Delta Force soldier said of the dog’s wounds: “The injury to the dog is an injury to one of us. These dogs are a special breed of courageous.”

Neither President Trump nor the Department of Defense (D0D) has released additional details regarding the canine soldier, but retired Marine Ron Aiello told the New York Times that the dog was either a Belgian Malinois or German Shepherd.

“If they’re leading the patrol, they want a dog that is not only an explosive detection dog but on command can be aggressive,” said Aiello. “On a mission like this you want a dog that can be aggressive when necessary.”

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/10/28/military-dog-hurt-in-al-baghdadi-raid-returns-to-duty/

STTAB
10-28-2019, 11:38 AM
Salute! Give him a purple heart. They ARE perhaps up there with the more courageous that they military has to offer. :saluting2:

https://i.imgur.com/dFn9oTk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vTFlDHZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3xmUHnx.jpg



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Military Dog Hurt in al-Baghdadi Raid Returns to Duty

A heroic dog that was injured during the U.S. military operation that killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has already returned to duty, the U.S. government said Monday.

“The dog is fine and has returned to duty,” an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland.

President Donald Trump lauded the canine at Sunday’s press conference in which he offered vivid details of how the elite U.S. Army special operators took down one of the world’s most wanted terrorists.

“Our ‘K-9,’ as they call it, a beautiful dog, a talented dog, was injured and brought back,” the president said in his national address from the White House.

Speaking to the Washington Examiner, one Delta Force soldier said of the dog’s wounds: “The injury to the dog is an injury to one of us. These dogs are a special breed of courageous.”

Neither President Trump nor the Department of Defense (D0D) has released additional details regarding the canine soldier, but retired Marine Ron Aiello told the New York Times that the dog was either a Belgian Malinois or German Shepherd.

“If they’re leading the patrol, they want a dog that is not only an explosive detection dog but on command can be aggressive,” said Aiello. “On a mission like this you want a dog that can be aggressive when necessary.”

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/10/28/military-dog-hurt-in-al-baghdadi-raid-returns-to-duty/


Navy Seals prefer the Belgian Malinois over the German Shepard for one simple reason. They are smaller more compact and thus easier to cart around and able to fit into tighter spaces.

These dogs are amazing and the selection process for becoming a Seal K9 is every bit as extensive ans BUDs and just as many dogs as people don't make the cut.

STTAB
10-29-2019, 08:00 AM
So we now know this was a Delta operation, not SEALs, but same difference, they are still tier one operators, and we've seen a pic of the dog which confirms that it was a Belgian.

Truly remarkable courage from everyone who chased the guy down that tunnel, both man and dog.