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Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years,seeing combat in the Civil War[color= rgb(255, 255, 255)][/color] and World War I. But theirservice 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 early2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed(the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continueto grow as these dogs become anever-more-vital military asset.
So it should come as no surprise that among the 79 commandos involvedin Operation Neptune Spear that resulted in Osama bin Laden's killing, there was one dog -- the elite of thefour-legged variety. And though the dog in question remains an enigma -- anothermysterious detail of the still-unfolding narrative of that historic mission -- thereshould be little reason to speculate about why there was a dog involved: Man's best friend is a pretty fearsome warrior.
http://www.foreignpolicy....icles/2011/05/04/war_dog
http://www.foreignpolicy....es/2011/05/12/war_dog_ii
So it should come as no surprise that among the 79 commandos involvedin Operation Neptune Spear that resulted in Osama bin Laden's killing, there was one dog -- the elite of thefour-legged variety. And though the dog in question remains an enigma -- anothermysterious detail of the still-unfolding narrative of that historic mission -- thereshould be little reason to speculate about why there was a dog involved: Man's best friend is a pretty fearsome warrior.
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http://www.foreignpolicy....icles/2011/05/04/war_dog
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http://www.foreignpolicy....es/2011/05/12/war_dog_ii