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| Keywords: The dogs of war, Saving lives but paying the price 120314-N-UR169-124.jpg en Maj Dawn Brown a Marine Corps reservist with the 3rd Civil Affairs Group at Camp Leatherneck Afghanistan plays with Allie a black Labrador Retriever employed to search for terrorists' bombs and explosive materials Though Allie had survived two mortar attacks during this third deployment she was badly injured during the second assault and started running away from loud noises and gun fire The Marines she was with decided it would not be safe for her or those who were chasing her when she ran to stay in the field so they sent her back to Camp Leatherneck for decompression and eventual return stateside Decompression at Camp Leatherneck requires lots of socialization so Brown took Allie for walks and brought the dog to her office to be around other people Once Allie returns to the U S she will go through retraining and revaluation for continued work finding bombs If she cannot recover she will be adopted out as a pet 2012-03-14 L A Shively https //www dvidshub net/image/603884 120314-N-UR169-124 2012-06-15 12 29 CAMP LEATHERNECK AF PD-USGov-Military-Navy Camp Leatherneck Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
