Dedicated:  June 10, 2006

HONORING OUR NATION'S WAR DOGS

Dedication of this Memorial will be to all
War Dogs and their Handlers.
Your Deeds and Sacrifices
Will always be:  
 REMEMBERED

Their  training is intense; their working conditions are deplorable; their lives are always on the line; and in at least one case, namely Vietnam, their rewards were non-existent. This profile describes the most innocent and vulnerable of combat veterans-our Nation's War Dogs.

Military Working Dogs have been used by the U.S. Military since World War I.  American families donated their dogs to the military to aid our troops during wartime.  Dogs, along with their volunteer handlers, trained in teams as scouts, trackers, sentry, mine/booby-trap/tunnel and water detection of hostile forces.  Dogs were used in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
It has been estimated that these courageous canine heroes saved over 10,000 lives during the conflict in Vietnam.
Today all branches of our Armed Forces are utilizing Military Patrol Dogs specializing in Drug and Bomb detection. There are approximately 300-400 of these canines in the Middle East in such places as Kuwait, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. They are being used to patrol Air Bases, Military Compounds, Ammunition Depots and Military Check Points. They are guarding and protecting our Military Personnel as they were trained to do, with Courage, Loyalty and Honor.
The United States War Dogs Association, Inc ., has received final approval from the State of New Jersey, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to establish a US War Dog Memorial at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey.   
A life-size bronze statue of a German Shepherd Dog and  Handler, atop a polished black granite base will be created by world-renowned sculptor, Bruce Lindsay, of the Technical Institute of Sculpture.
We are seeking your support for the Memorial to honor the memory of the American War Dogs and their Handlers who so faithfully served  and who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

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Official Announcement !!!