Anybody know if there were any dogs in the desert during the Gulf War?
If so have they had any illnesses like our vets?
It must be tough to keep patrol dogs from overheating in the desert!
Not in the gulf, but here is a nice story about a British Army dog that was recently awarded the Dickin Medal. According to the BBC article, the Dickin medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross and is only rarely bestowed.
Thanks Charlie.
I ask because with all the war drums being beaten lately, it seems that us humans will end up fighting in the middle of a desert somewhere.And since our wonderful canines will follow us anywhere I wonder how they will physically tolerate this.
It must be so reassuring to have a K9 with you as a partner. We are very lucky to have such a connection with another creature.
I dont know about patrol type dogs, but I did see the USAF with a few dogs in Bahrain and Qatar. I made a few trips into the area during the war, as an ammo escort with my dogs. I believe the US dogs I saw were there for Airfield Security . I also remember someone took dogs in Kuwait City to assist in clearing the Embassies. Canada at that time made limited use of the 16 GSDs we had in Lahr Germany. But being civilian owned and handled there was little or no mention of it publicly. I dont recall hereing any adverse illnesses with any of our dogs after there trips.
I spent all of last year in Afghanistan and while I was there the air force security forces (formerly known as security police) had dogs at Bagram airfield. They seemed to handle the heat well. The dutch also had three long haired GSD that were being used in landmine clearing. They had their own tent with A/C.
I cna tell you for sure that the USMC had dogs in Desert Storm. Saw them myself in Jubail and up in Kuwait at whatever that camp that the Army established in Kuwait City was. Not really sure what purpose they were used for, probably for some sort of MP stuff, or guarding prisoners. What an oxymoron, guarding prisoners, how can you guard against someone escaping when they didn't want to leave. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Pretty sad state of affairs when you'd watch them fight over MRE's. Kind of like watching the pit ring.
Meal Ready to Eat -> kindo of like the old c-rations, except that MRE's are nastier. Ever think of eating a dehydrated pork patty?? Those POW's fought over MRE's like they were a five course meal at a five star restaurant. Very sad.
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