Military Dog Honored For Heroics In Afghanistan

A Military dog named Layka was given a medal for her heroics in Afghanistan.  The dog was part of an Air Force special operation team that was clearing out a building that was possibly booby trapped with explosives. When the dog and her handler was in the building clearing it. The dog was ambushed and shot several times in the abdomen and right front leg.  With all her injuries she was still able to protect her handler by attacking the assailant and subduing him.  When things were under controlled the handler and a physician’s assistant treated the dog’s wounds.  The dog was flown to a hospital where her front right leg had to be amputated after several surgeries.  Layka was shortly awarded a medal for her heroics after arriving in the United States, even though no official medal does exist for military dogs; Layka deserves one for what she did. Her handler adopted the Layka because she is unable to serve on active duty because of her missing leg.

I believe that is story is newsworthy because it shows a positive message about the military. This story also shows what not only humans are facing over there but also dogs and how they are putting their lives on the line for United States. This story also shows how much the military takes care of its soldiers and how much a fellow soldier will do for each other in the heat of battle.

The story was organized very nice. It started at the beginning with what the dog was doing before she was wounded.  Even though this story was a short one the author gave the reader everything he or she needs to know about what happen. This story also included a quote that made this story more personal and how much people care about this dog for what she did.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/animal-house/201210/military-dog-honored-heroics-afghanistan



2 Responses to “Military Dog Honored For Heroics In Afghanistan”

  1.   fuglsang Says:

    Yeah for canines.

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