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Scout / Tracker Dogs

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Scout Dog, 101st Airborne Division, patrol, 1st Brigade, handler
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Commanders in the 1st BDE., 101st ABN. DIV., are instilled with the philisophy the best way to "take care of your men" is to train them to survive in the guerrilla warfare environment in RVN. PFC Dennis R Barrnett waits in prone position with his scout dog on night ambush patrol. 19 October 1966
scout, 38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, patrol, jungle
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A patrol from the 38th Scout Dog Plt., 25th Inf. Div., are framed by overhanging bushes as they move down a road.19 August 1966
dog, handler, scout, war dog, 4th Infantry Detachment
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A dog handler with the combat tracker team from the 4th Inf. Det. (War Dog Provisional), and his dog wait at a helipad for an early evening flight to a combat area. 18 February 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, patrol, jungle, Operation Yellowstone
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SP/4 David Wiess and friend of the 38th Scout Dog Co., settle for the night in the Katum base camp during Operation Yellowstone.
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, patrol, jungle, Operation Yellowstone
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SP/4 David Wiess of the 38th Scout Dog Co., & his dog on Operation Yellowstone in the Katum Area.
scout, 38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, patrol, jungle
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A dog and his master, from the 38th Scout Dog Plt., 25th Inf. Div., relax after grooming. 19 August 1966
49th Scout Dog Platoon, sentry, handler, scout, dog, canine, Army, Operation Fairfax, 1967
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Dog handlers, SP4 Dennis Fraizer and SP4 William Harding of the 49th Scout Dog Pltn., take a break with their dogs prior to searching the village of Long Trung. The search is part of Operation Fairfax conducted by 199th Light Inf. Bde. (Sep), Co. A, 4th Bn., 12th Inf. and members of the Vietnamese piloce force and 30th Ranger Bn. 7 May 1967
ARVN, Scout dog, training, south Vietnamese,canine, training
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ARVN trainers with their dogs at the Military Dog School. 7 January 1972
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Mike B. Lowther, 38th Scout Dog Plt., stands in from of the kennel at the 25th Infantry Divsion. April 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Larry D. Johnson, takes his dog "Fink" through an abstacle course in company area at the 25th Infantry Division in the Chu Chi area. April 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Larry D. Johnson, takes his dog "Fink" through an abstacle course in company area at the 25th Infantry Division in the Chu Chi area. April 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Larry D. Johnson, takes his dog "Fink" through an abstacle course in company area at the 25th Infantry Division in the Chu Chi area. April 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Danny C. McAlpin, runs his dog "Herkie" through training course to spot personnel and trip wires at the 25th Infantry Division in the Cu Chi area. April 1969
38th Scout Dog Platoon, 25th Infantry Division, handler, Cu Chi, training
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PFC Larry D. Johnson, stands with his dog "Fink." His dog is at heel waiting to respond to his trainer's voice command, in the Cu Chi area. April 1969
ARVN, Scout dog, training, south Vietnamese,canine, training
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ARVN scout dogs at the Military Dog School, Saigon. 7 January 1972
ARVN, Scout dog, training, south Vietnamese,canine, training
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An ARVN trainer works with his sentery dog at the Military Dog School 7 January 1972
scout, tracker, dog, handler, army, patrol, point, handler, lab
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The tracker dog was used successfully in locating the evasive enemy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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