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To Memorialize our K9 Veterans         

The State of New Jersey designated March 13 of each year as “K9 Veterans Day"     WAY TO GO NEW JERSEY !

ASSEMBLY, No. 3462 - STATE OF NEW JERSEY - 214th LEGISLATURE - INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 8, 2010 - SYNOPSIS- Designates March 13 each year as “K9 Veterans Day.” - An Act designating March 13 of each year as “K9 Veterans Day.”  Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1.   March 13 of each year is designated as “K9 Veterans Day” in the State of New Jersey.  The Governor is requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and the citizens of this State to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.   2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Memorials

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park - AN UNHERALDED BREED OF SOLDIER LET ALL WHO READ THESE WORDS OF GRATITUDE AND PRAISE KNOW THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICA'S FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN OWE THEIR LIVES TO THE DEEDS AND COURAGE OF WAR DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS, FURTHER, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT MANY BREEDS OF DOGS, LARGE AND SMALL, SERVED OUR NATION IN TIMES OF WAR, ALL GOING INTO HARM'S WAY WITH DISTINCTION AND VALOR – UNHESITATING. LET US NOT FORGET THESE UNSUNG HEROES ARE SOLDIERS, TOO! THESE VALIANT DOGS PROTECT OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH COUNTLESS PERILS, GIVE COMFORT IN UNCERTAINITY, AND SHARE THE SUFFERING AND THE RISKS IN THE TIME OF WAR. OVER THE DECADES, MANY OF THESE DOGS HAVE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, GIVING THEIR OWN LIVES TO SHIELD OUR ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY ASSETS FROM HOSTILE ACTS. CANINES IN THE ARMED FORCES CONTINUE THAT NOBLE TRADITION AROUND THE WORLD TODAY. THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED BY THE PATRIOTIC PEOPLE OF ALABAMA FOR ALL TO BEAR WITNESS IN REMEMBRANCE TO THESE FAITHFUL WAR DOGS AND THEIR ALABAMA HANDLERS. THOSE WHO LEAVE THIS PLACE SHOULD REMEMBER THE DEEDS AND SACRIFICES OF THESE FOUR-LEGGED SOLDIERS. FURTHERMORE, SEE IN EVERY DOG, THE UNCONDITIONAL LOYALTY INHERENT IN WAR DOGS AND GLIMPSE A REFECTION OF THEIR SHOULDER-BROTHERS HEROIC ACTIONS. THESE TEAMS UNHESITATNGLY FIGHT FOR RIGHT AND FOR OUR NATION'S FREEDOMS. LEST WE FORGET, WE SHOULD HOLD THEM DEAR IN OUR HEARTS AND HONOR THEIR COURAGE.

9/11 Memorial Garden Dedicated on August 26, 2005 New York A 9/11 Memorial Garden was opened to the public on Aug. 26, 2005. The SUNY Farmingdale 9/11 Memorial Garden has a German Shepherd moving down an eight-foot I-beam with vest and booties going toward a crushed New York City firefighter’s helmet. Part of the sculpture consists of recovered materials from Ground Zero. The life size bronze sculpture is by Liza Todd-Tivey.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=40425 - The Marine War Dog Memorial is an exact replica of the official memorial at the U. S. Naval Base in Guam, permanently installed at the U. S. Marine Corps War Dog Cemetery on Guam in 1994, the 50th anniversary of the island's liberation. It rests on granite base which is inscribed with the names of the 25 dogs who gave their lives on Guam. Artist Susan Bahary, a sculptor from California, created the statue which is officially named "Always Faithful."

On April 16, 2011, US Military War Dogs were honored with a ceremony and life-sized granite sculpture at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, California. Jim Silveira, president of the shelter, came up with the idea not only to honor our canine heroes but also to promote their adoption after retirement. The sculpture sits on top of a granite block inside the shelter’s dog park. It is a replica of US Army soldier Chyba a German Shepard who served as a patrol and security canine in Kuwait and Germany. Chyba has since retired, been adopted and enjoys her civilian life

War Dog Monument, Sacrifice Field, National Infantry Museum, Ft. Benning, GA. Dedicated 8 October 2000.

Staten Island War Dog Memorial Dedicated October 29, 2004 The memorial reads; They protected and watched over us at home and on the field of battle. We are forever grateful for their undying loyalty, devotion and faithful service. They are not forgotten.

  HARTSDALE PET CEMETERY - Hartsdale, NY Dedicated to the memory of the war dog. Erected by public contributions by dog lovers to man's faithful friend for the valiant services rendered in world war, 1914 - 1918 Robert Caterson was chosen to build the war memorial. He used the finest granite from his own Vermont quarry. The monument is ten-foot high, which is topped with a bronze statue of a shepherd dog wearing a Red Cross blanket. At the shepherds feet are a bronze helmet and a canteen. A special ceremony is conducted at the foot of the war Dog Memorial every Memorial Day weekend to pay tribute to military dogs, K-9'S that assisted in the rescue mission in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1994, and police dogs.

Pennsylvania War Dog Memorial Bristol, Pennsylvania Dedicated on September 16th, 2006 The Pennsylvania War Dog Memorial is located in front of the Bristol Township Municipal Building in Bristol, PA. and was sculpted by Joe Pavone, a local artist. Behind the sculpture are three plaques that list the U.S. military conflicts in which war dogs served, branches of service, and types of military working dogs.

Dedicated on June 10, 2006, the United States War Dogs Memorial, located guarding the gateway to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey, consists of a bronze statue of a kneeling Vietnam War soldier and his dog, set on a black granite base. The memorial was designed by sculptor Bruce Lindsay, Architectural Division Manager at Johnson Atelier in Mercerville, New Jersey. A graduate of Bucknell University, Lindsay's studio is adjacent to Grounds for Sculpture, the 22-acre sculpture park on the grounds of the former New Jersey State Fair. The U.S. War Dogs Memorial, while directly representing the War Dog Teams of the Vietnam War, honors all our nation's war dogs and their handlers - past, present and future. http://www.njvvmf.org/United-States-War-Dogs-Memorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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