Roosevelt, Franklin D., 110
Rusk, Colton, 80, 175, 220–24
Russ, Dontarie, 130–31
Russell, John M., 183–84, 190
Russia, 38, 109
Sabinus, Titus, 75
Salisbury, Beth, 183, 185
Sammon, John, 118
Schmitt, William, 115
Service Dogs for Veterans Act (2009),
196
shell shock, 191
smell, dogs and, 96–97, 99, 102–3, 119, 138
Specialized Search Dogs (SSDs), 145–46, 152
Stone, William, 151–52, 155–56
Strader, Wayne, 116–17
stress, 21, 61, 68, 86, 153–54, 166–67, 183–84, 186, 190–91, 196, 199, 201, 220, 227
suicide, 75, 184, 190, 244n8
suicide bombings 5, 171
suicide dogs, 109
Tactical Explosion Detection Dogs (TEDDs), 167
Taliban, 80, 122, 124, 132, 136
Tarwoe, Abraham, 167
Tel Aviv University, 102
Terhune, Albert Payson, 75, 237–38n4
terrorism, 16, 112, 114
therapy dogs, 5, 184, 186–87, 191–92, 194–99
Thorneburg, Robert, 79–80
Tosca (military dog), 168–71
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 116–18
Tyson, Mike, 49
U.S. Air Force Academy, 32–34, 36, 45, 50, 55, 62–63, 174, 201, 217
Vidal, William, 168–71, 174
Vietnam War, 3, 5, 16–17, 24–29, 110–11, 137, 171–72, 191, 207, 209–11, 224, 235n8
visual acuity, dogs and, 102
Volpe, John, 116
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 186, 197–98
War (Junger), 87, 157
War Dog Service, 192
Warrior Transition Brigade, 197–98
Washington, George, 105
weapons of mass destruction, 16
Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls), 1, 223
Whittaker, Marc, 67–71
Wilson, Robert, 148
Wirt, Michael D., 179–80
wolves, 54–55, 58, 74
World War I, x, 37, 66, 79, 103, 106–7, 191–92, 195
World War II, 3, 29, 40, 79, 87, 107, 109–11, 173, 191, 194, 197, 207–9, 211, 224
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Training Program, 197, 207
Wren family, 110
Wrinkle, Christopher, 168–71
Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), 2, 4, 125, 127–64, 165, 168, 172, 174–75, 180, 200, 215
Your Dog Is Your Mirror (Behan), 40, 86
Marine IEDD Chaney mugs for the camera.
Courtesy of Corporal Matt Hatala
Lance Corporal Trevor M. Smith, a Marine dog handler, taunts Grek, a combat tracker dog, who replies with intimidating snarls while they train together at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, on December 3, 2008.
Photo by Lance Corporal Sean Cummins
MWD Dyngo takes a break in the shade after he and his former handler Tech Sergeant Justin Kitts ran through an obstacle course at the Department of Defense K-9 Trials at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas on May 5, 2012. Dyngo and Kitts deployed to Afghanistan together in 2011.
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Joshua Fehringer guides MWD Suk across the obedience course at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico on August 15, 2012.
Photo by Airman First Class Xavier Lockley
IEDD Molly keeps Seaman James L. Louck company at a new Afghan Uniformed Police security post in the village of Regay, in Musa Qal’eh district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on February 1, 2012.
Photo by Sergeant Earnest J. Barnes
Staff Sergeant Pascual Gutierrez carries his dog, Mack, down a hill at Lackland Air Force Base in May 2012.
Staff Sergeant Robbie Whaley plays with MWD Boda after giving her a good grooming at Fort Carson in Colorado in December 2011.
MWD Turbo stands with his handler during a training exercise at Yuma Proving Ground in March 2012.
While on foot patrol a group of Marines found Layla (above) when she was a puppy, but because of IED risk, taking her on patrols was too dangerous, and they decided to trade her for some cigars to the Marines of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment. Here she is with her Marines from the 1/8 at Shir Ghazay Patrol Base in Landay Nawah County, Afghanistan.
© Rita Leistner/Basetrack
Layla relaxes in the arms of one of the Marines who took her in during their deployment to Afghanistan.
© Rita Leistner/Basetrack
Marine Sergeant Charlie Hardesty works with MWD Turbo during a training session at YPG.
US Air Force MWD Luck goes through an obstacle course on March 8, 2010, at Hurlburt Field in Florida.
Photo by Staff Sergeant Sheila Devera
Marine Lance Corporal Joshua Ashley takes a knee with MWD Sirius during a nighttime training exercise at YPG in March 2012.
Combat Tracker dog Lex—who loves attention—enjoys some free time with his handler, Marine Lance Corporal John Peeler.
About the Author
Rebecca Frankel has been writing about war dogs since 2010 in her Friday column called “Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week.” Her photo essay “War Dog” is one of the most-viewed pieces in Foreign Policy’s history. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, and elsewhere. She has been a commentator on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer and MSNBC, among others. She is currently senior editor, special projects, at Foreign Policy magazine. A Connecticut native, Frankel lives in Washington, DC.
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Frankel, Rebecca.
War dogs : tales of canine heroism, history, and love / Rebecca Frankel ; foreword by Thomas E. Ricks.
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ISBN 978-1-137-27968-2 (hardback)
1. Dogs—War use—United States. 2. Dogs—Training. 3. Dogs—War use—History. I. Title.
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