Always Faithful, Doberman, Military Working Dog, MWD, World War II Memorial, War Dog Cemetery located on Navel Base Guam
061027-N-9662L-048 Santa Rita, Guam (Oct. 27, 2006) - Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Soller, a Military Working Dog (MWD) handler pets the head of his MWD Rico, at the War Dog Cemetery located on Naval Base Guam. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John F. Looney (RELEASED)
War Dog Memorial article.
Incription from memorial commemorating World War II combat dogs...
25 Marine War Dogs gave their lives liberating Guam in 1944. They served as sentries, messengers, scouts. They explored caves, detected mines and booby traps. -SEMPER FIDELIS
Kurt, Yonnie, Koko, Bunkie,
Skipper, Poncho, Tubby, Hobo
Ni, Prince, Fritz, Emmy,
Missy, Cappy, Duke, Max,
Blitz, Arno, Silver, Brockie,
Bursch, Pepper, Ludwig, Rickey,
Tam (buried at sea off Asan Point)
Given in their memory and on behalf of the surviving men of the 2nd and 3rd marine war dogs platoons, many of whom owe their lives to the bravery and sacrifice of these gallant animals.
Comments and faves
smilla4, apeiria.photo, yellerbear(animal_artist88), Johny Day, and 91 other people added this photo to their favorites.
smilla4 (48 months ago | reply)
Thank you for this wonderful image!
yellerbear(animal_artist88) (48 months ago | reply)
awesome shot
rubyblossom. (48 months ago | reply)
Thank you.
Jody McNary Photography (48 months ago | reply)
One of a kind.
Thank you
Jean Arf (48 months ago | reply)
Great shot, and what a cool memorial.
Beverly & Pack (48 months ago | reply)
When I come across such a moving picture, as this one is, I feel the need to share it with as many as I can - especially since it's in the Public Domain. Afterall, Flickr is such a wonderful resource for finding pictures, it's easier than searching numerous pages of the web (too time consuming). One stop shop, that's what Flickr is becoming.
Wombatunderground1 (48 months ago | reply)
That is such a wonderful photo.
It appeared on my lens about dogs.
CraigShipp.com Photos - Events / People / Places (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WorldWar, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
vince-branca (46 months ago | reply)
Lovely picture ! I'm using it to illustrate How To TRAIN My DOG ?I have credited it to you and linked it to this page.Thans for allowing me to do so.
sedonakevin1 (46 months ago | reply)
Excellent Photo Thanks so much for posting it. I doubt very much I would be able to serve as an MWD handler - I know I would get much to attched to the dog.
the man who was made of steel (45 months ago | reply)
i like how the dog handler took the dog to that memorial, goes in with the look. it would be a great pic to hang on your wall
conniebury (45 months ago | reply)
This is a nice moving picture with a touch of humor,
Rico's tongue is really out there :-)
mikebaird (44 months ago | reply)
Seem in Beyond Megapixels "Documentary Photography"
www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/10/documentary- photography/
this scene certainly tells a strong story and evokes a strong emotion of sympathy, appreciation, and patriotism... so I added this to my "Creative and Evocative" Gallery .
C_Bunny (42 months ago | reply)
this is really moving
C_Bunny (42 months ago | reply)
Not to undermine this photo, but i like what it says and would love it in my group Photos that would look great on a Bank Card, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Jessica_Shea (41 months ago | reply)
awww. thats so sweet!
QuarterCrawler (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Show ur Snaps, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (ADMIN INVITE ONLY) , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Aloha from Hawaii. My father served as a USMC Colonel.
I appreciate this photograph and what it stands for. Moana :)
THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ~PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA~, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
JRIDLEY1 (40 months ago | reply)
Powerful capture!!!
Thank you for sharing this with us!
Jordi Troguet (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Through Your Eyes To Ours, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Thank you for sharing this with us!
THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (40 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing this with me!
Seen through my Hawaiian eyes
and yours! Beautiful work :)
Larry Daugherty (40 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! Thanks for sharing!
Larry D.
Your picture is a real Eye Catcher!
Seen in :
Through Your Eyes to Ours
green_ig_solo (39 months ago | reply)
Great to see army paying respect to military dogs. Loving memory for dogs who served people....Natural and loving photo
mybigbang (38 months ago | reply)
Excellent ..............!!!!!
Jovereasy (35 months ago | reply)
Very touching. I love that you caught the soldier giving his dog a scratch behind the ears while viewing this wonderful memorial.
This photo was invited and added to the ♥ Love your dog! ♥ group.
HarinderKaur (33 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing this picture in the Creative Commons. I have used it in my creation, An Educational Experience, starring Snippy.
LelmAmElm (Anna) (32 months ago | reply)
I love this photo, I printed it out and have it hanging in my office. :) It always makes me smile when I look at it.
This photo was invited and added to the Show ur Snaps group.
Current Instincts (31 months ago | reply)
Just wanted to let you know that we featured this wonderful photo in a special Veteran's Day blog post. Incredible image! currentinstinct.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/this -weeks-anima...
VickyKenKiyomi (31 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful picture of a military working dog, his handler, and the memorial. While in the US Air Force, I got to see Benny and others like him at Langley AFB. While working now in DC, I continue to see MWDs working for the Capitol Police and Amtrak in the sniffing out of possible explosives in public places.
It is wonderful that dogs like the 25 named on the Guam memorial, Benny at Langley, and thousands more in service of the US police and military work alongside people to defend our country and help keep us safe.
sovica_xxx (31 months ago | reply)
Very moving memorial...
A Good Thing Happened (29 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot, very touching
PawPosse (24 months ago | reply)
What an incredible photo. I was looking for photos of military dogs and yours was the first that came up in search. I stopped looking immediately - what a powerful shot. Thanks so much for sharing it.
I used it in a post today called In Memoriam: Dogs In The Military. They've served us selflessly for centuries and deserve some honor on Memorial Day as well.
Thanks for sharing this incredible photo.
Karla V Muntane ❤ Spinning Mermaid (20 months ago | reply)
oh my! just seeing this made me teary! I love animals, I cannot think what would I do if my girly choco lab died :( Beautiful photography and its sentiment!
Éothain (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic...
333tyger555 (9 months ago | reply)
Thank you for this picture...Dr. Putney was our family vet for many years in the San Fernando Valley.
We have had many vets in the ensuing years since his retirement...some of them very good, but none of them like Dr. Putney...he could perform miracles (with the Grace of God)...maybe it isn't fair to compare people, but Dr. Putney out-classed them all. He served this nation admirably and he was a fine and decent man.
Dr. Putney wrote "Always Faithful"...a wonderful book about these great dogs who's names are etched in the above memorial. Take a trip to the library or a book store and get this book and a box of kleenex.
Linda Garcia
Beverly & Pack (9 months ago | reply)
chiaralily (4 weeks ago | reply)
thank you for sharing your wonderful image
I hope you don't mind I've used it to commemorate the service men and women of Australia and New Zealand - here www.flickr.com/photos/chiaralily/8676868569/i n/photostream