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Vietnam War Photos - Dogs. The U.S. Army employed tracker dogs during the Vietnam War to trace the scent of enemy forces. Combat Tracker Teams (CTT) typically consisted of a Labrador retriever and five men: the team leader, a visual tracker, a radio-telephone operator, a cover man and the dog handler.
In the jungles of Vietnam, nearly 4,000 specially trained dogs served in a variety of combat roles, reportedly saving tens of thousands of U.S. troops from injury and death.
Jul 21, 2023 · Among the many valiant actors of the Vietnam War were war dogs, courageous canines who played an indispensable role in the conflict. Trained as sentry, scout and tracking animals, they displayed an uncanny ability to sniff out danger and offered vital support to their human handlers.
Nov 9, 2013 · Between the years 1964 and 1973, America had deployed an estimated 4,000 war dogs and 10,000 handlers to help defend South Vietnam from invasion from North Vietnam. During the ground war, Veterinarians and Vet Techs were also deployed throughout South Vietnam to help manage the diets and medial health of the war dogs.
Handlers that were KIA in Vietnam Handlers Name Unit Date KIA Home Ahern, Robert Paul 37th SPS – Air Force 3/30/1969 Laconia, NH Alcorn Jr., Dale Robert 60th Mine/Booby Trap 9/6/1969 Redondo Beach, CA Amick, Richard Michael 57th Scout Dogs 5/12/1969 Nashville, TN Anderson, William Allison 66th Combat…
Oct 6, 2019 · The war dog association estimates that 4,900 dogs — mostly German shepherds, like Prince and Fritz — served during the Vietnam War, but incomplete records were kept in the war's early...
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Scout / Tracker Dogs. Photo 1 of 17. National Archives. Commanders in the 1st BDE., 101st ABN. DIV., are instilled with the philisophy the best way to "take care of your men" is to train them to survive in the guerrilla warfare environment in RVN.
