Furtherman
05-06-2011, 07:06 AM
There's a reason they brought one to get Osama bin Laden. (http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/04/war_dog?page=full)
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_images/110504_wardogs1.jpg
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_images/110504_wardogs3.jpg
Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today, they're a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continue to grow as these dogs become an ever-more-vital military asset.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_images/110504_wardogs1.jpg
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_images/110504_wardogs3.jpg
Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today, they're a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continue to grow as these dogs become an ever-more-vital military asset.