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美国首次为军犬建立国家纪念碑 The newly unveiled U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument is seen at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, Texas October 28, 2013. [来源:Z_xx_k.Com] 为表彰军犬在战时所做的牺牲与贡献，10月28日，美国军方为这些和军人一起出生入死的“挚友”竖立的首座国家纪念碑揭幕。 ? JBSA-Lackland is the home to the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Program and is where the U.S. Armed Forces has been training its military working dog teams since 1958. The United States first national monument to a soldiers best friend, recognizing the sacrifices of dogs in combat, was dedicated by the U.S. Military on Monday. SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The United States first national monument to a soldiers best friend, recognizing the sacrifices of dogs in combat, was dedicated by the U.S. military on Monday. ? Inscribed with the words Guardians of Americas Freedom, the nine-foot tall bronze statue at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, features four dogs and a handler. ? These dogs were patriots just as much as anybody else who served, said military dog handler John Baker of Fallon, Nevada, whose 212th Military Police Company Detachment A was known as Hell on Paws. ? Lackland is home to the U.S. Armed Forces center that has trained dogs for all branches of the military since 1958. ?[来源:Zxxk.Com][来源:学科网] The sculpture, built with private donations, features the four major breeds used since World War Two: Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, and Belgian Malinois. ? In World War I, a bulldog named Stubby helped sniff out poison gas, was promoted to sergeant, decorated for bravery by General John Pershing, and became the mascot for Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.[来源:学科网] ?[来源:Zxxk.Com] During World War II and in Korea and Vietnam, dogs were used as sentries, scouts, and trackers. In Iraq and Afghanistan, dogs have detected improvised explosive devises (IEDs) and roadside explosives. ? Larry Buehner, who served in Vietnam as a platoon scout with the Armys First Cavalry Division,