Disclaimer - I am not really an animal person, but have a huge amount of respect for the Dickins medal, so consider this thread a bit self indulgent
Brit's on the forum will probably know about this, but for the benefit of others in 1943 an award for gallantry was created for animals. It was created by Maria Dickin to honour animals in WW2
The Dickins medal is widely regarded as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross (The highest medal for humans). It bears the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve"
It has been awarded 67 times
http://ift.tt/1pUpFXI
On the Wiki page there are links to each animal and some pretty awesome tales. Was the 40's so expect some pigeons
A couple of days ago Lucca, a US marine IED dog went to Britain to be awarded one. She lost a leg when an IED went off while searching for another
http://ift.tt/23iMuY1
Brit's on the forum will probably know about this, but for the benefit of others in 1943 an award for gallantry was created for animals. It was created by Maria Dickin to honour animals in WW2
The Dickins medal is widely regarded as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross (The highest medal for humans). It bears the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve"
It has been awarded 67 times
http://ift.tt/1pUpFXI
On the Wiki page there are links to each animal and some pretty awesome tales. Was the 40's so expect some pigeons
A couple of days ago Lucca, a US marine IED dog went to Britain to be awarded one. She lost a leg when an IED went off while searching for another
http://ift.tt/23iMuY1
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Lucca the Marine dog receives medal for service A dog, who lost her leg when an IED detonated underneath her, received a medal for courage on Tuesday. Lucca, a 12-year-old German shepherd, served two tours with the U.S. Marine Corps. She successfully completed 400 missions and protected the lives of thousands of troops during her six years of service, according to a statement from The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, a British organization known as PDSA.................... |
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