Do you salute military dogs?

Military working dogs are the soldiers you didn't know you should salute. Since the United States military officially recognized “war dogs” in 1942, over 30,000 pups have served under the U.S. alone, bravely fighting alongside their human handlers in tasks such as scouting for enemy forces and hunting down explosives.

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Sergeant Stubby

Army, 102nd Infantry, 26th (Yankee) Division

Served from 1917 — 1919

One of the most famous military dogs on the early frontlines was Sergeant Stubby, a little stray brindle and white Bull Terrier that went on to display outsized bravery on the battlefields of WWI. Arguably the most decorated U.S. military dog, Stubby was present for four offensives and 17 battles in total, serving the U.S. Army for around 18 months. It all started with a salute. His story begins in 1917, when he wanders into the encampment of the 102nd Infantry, 26th (Yankee) Division of Massachusetts and becomes their mascot. When this division was deployed to France, no way were the soldiers going to leave sweet little Stubby behind. Corporal J. Robert Conroy wrapped him in his greatcoat slung on his arm, told him to be quiet and smuggled him up the gangway as they boarded the ship, recounts Curt Deane, the Corporal’s grandson. “When he was discovered by one of the senior officers, Stubby knew to salute him,” Deane says, noting the pup’s signature move of bringing his paw up to his forehead. “My grandfather swore that he never taught that trick to Stubby.” From that day forward, he provided comfort and aid to troops in the trenches. “As World War I was the first truly mechanized war, it was also the war where shell shock [PTSD] was very prevalent,” Deane says, explaining how soldiers would often pet and hug Stubby for comfort. “He truly helped them in their moment of need.” In his time with the 102nd, however, Stubby was more than an emotional support dog. “Following a battle, Stubby would go out into the no man’s land and search for wounded members of his team,” Deane says. “When he found someone, he stood by them until the medics arrived. It became common knowledge among the 102nd that if Stubby found you, you were going to be fine.” Stubby earned a Purple Heart in April 1918, when he was wounded in the foreleg by an exploding grenade during the raid of a German-held town. He returned to the United States in 1919, where he eventually met three presidents (Wilson, Harding and Coolidge) before passing away in 1926, held in the arms of his old friend, Cpl. Conroy. (Fun fact—Stubby is the subject of an animated film called “Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero,” which came out in 2018. Check it out.)

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