[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19223-19224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         A TRIBUTE TO WAR DOGS

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2001

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, on November 11th, the citizens of our 
country will celebrate Veteran's Day. We use this day to acknowledge 
our veteran's contributions to our national security and to recognize 
the sacrifices given by the members of our military.
  But let us not forget about the courageous efforts of the war dog.
  Over twelve thousand dogs served in World War II, fifteen hundred in 
the Korean War, and more than four thousand in Vietnam. These brave 
dogs have served as sentries, scouts, messengers, trackers, and mine-
sniffers.
  The Humane Society of Greater Miami honors war dogs by flying an 
American flag over the grave of Fella, a war dog who is buried in their 
Oak Lawn Pet Cemetery. Fella served in the Pacific during World War II 
and was credited with saving many lives. This Veteran's Day, the Humane 
Society of Greater Miami-Dade will honor America's war dogs at Fella's

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memorial. Miami's K-9 officers and their partners will also be honored 
at this event.
  Please join me in honoring all who served in the U.S. Military this 
Veteran's Day, including our faithful war dogs who dedicated their 
lives to the duty of protecting our soldiers.

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