Meet this year's top military working dog
In 2012, Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe and his dog, Sgt. Yeager, were patrolling the Marjah district of Iraq.
A Marine had been injured by an IED, an improvised explosive device, so the pair were looking for other bombs in the area.
Suddenly, Tarwoe stepped on a buried IED, and it exploded, killing him.
Yeager suffered shrapnel wounds that took months to recover from and cost him part of his right ear.
Ninety-two military working dogs died in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001-13, according to a study in Military Medicine. Roughly one in four died from explosions, the second leading cause of death after gunshot wounds.
Yeager was awarded a Purple Heart for his injuries after serving three combat tours and over 100 detection patrols.
Now, the 12-year-old Labrador retriever is going to Hollywood, where he will be honored as the nation's top military dog and will compete for the title of American Hero Dog.
https://taskandpurpose.com/top-military-working-dog-2019
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These dogs are so underappreciated. I've read where many are euthanized when their military career is over, instead of given a chance to be adopted--including by their handlers.
If I didn't already have 4 dogs in the house...... 
