Marines

Sep 21, 2010

Warrior Games Coming Back To Colorado Springs In 2011

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Warrior Games Coming Back To Colorado Springs In 2011

I’ve gushed over the inaugural Warrior Games held here at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy back in May enough you already know how much I thought of them. (If you don’t, check here.)

So, I was more than a little pleased to see the official announcement yesterday that they are coming back again next May: “Officials Announce Warrior Games 2011“.  I’d definitely suggest watching the video – it’s 30 minutes, but gives you a really good feel for how things were this year plus … Read More

Mar 25, 2010

Labrador Retrievers In Combat As IED Detector Dogs

Al , Working Dogs

One of the best Military Working Dog articles I’ve seen is in the Marine Corps Times today, and this one’s about a very specific subset of MWDs – Labrador Retrievers who are trained to work off leash as Improvised Explosive Device Detector Dogs.

Marines train at the K2 facilities near Marston, N.C., to use bomb sniffing dogs. The dogs work off the leash and will be assigned to the same Marine for the whole deployment to Afghanistan.

“Dogs becoming essential in fight against IEDs”

Doesn’t pull any punches in describing how dangerous a job this is or how tough life can be for these dogs, but also gives you a real look at how much their handlers love the dogs and the relationship they … Read More

Sep 9, 2009

“The Marines Wanted a Manly Dog”

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Pfc. James Burns plays with service dog Finn at the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Detachment, Camp Kaneohe, Hawaii.Pfc. James Burns plays with service dog Finn at the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Detachment, Camp Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Hey, how about something a lot more fun and upbeat than yesterday’s depressing post about the VA (one of these days I hope to be able to write about them and have a good feeling instead of the bad one I always get now).

That quote in the subject line of this post cracked me up when I read it yesterday.  It’s from Susan Luehrs, executive director of Hawaii Fi-Do, the

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Mar 24, 2009

Marines Love Service Dogs!

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Check out this fantastic picture of a Marine two-star CCI puppy raiser and puppy (click on the picture for the giant version):

cci-dog-bogie-with-gen-mike-regner-watermarked


OK, I’m lying about the puppy raiser part, but the picture is very real.

That’s MGen(sel) Mike Regner, the Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, visiting with Bogie, a Canine Companions for Independence assistance dog in training, at a recent function in DC.  You can read Gen Regner’s full biography here:

http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/cmclegalasst/Pages/home.aspx

Bogie is being raised by Cyndi Perry, long-time CCI volunteer and puppy … Read More

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