Military memorials are not just for people.
Across the country, war memorials and monuments can be found dedicated to all of America’s warfighters – even the four-legged ones – on The American Legion’s memorial database.
United States War Dogs Memorial, Holmdel, N.J.: according to the U.S. War Dog Association’s website, this memorial, “while directly representing the war dog teams of the Vietnam War, honors all our nation’s war dogs and their handlers – past, present and future.”
Alabama War Dog Memorial, Mobile, Ala.: part of the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Per the database listing, “The marble back side contains a listing of war dogs associated with handlers from Alabama. In front of the piece are boot prints made from an actual soldier's footwear, along with paw prints.”
Military Working Dog Memorial, Hanover Park, Ill.: “Military working dogs have always helped our soldiers, and this memorial honors them.”
Fant - KIA - War Dogs, Anadarko, Okla.: Fant was a German shepherd scout killed by small-arms fire in Vietnam in 1970; his handler was a native of Anadarko. “The memorial also honors the history of the more than 4,000 military working dogs and their handlers from World War I through the present.”
Working Dogs, Fort Benton, Okla.: this memorial is “dedicated to the 4,000+ military working dogs that were left behind” after the Vietnam War.
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