Scout Dog Graduation, 1969

"Unique Dogs—Unique Tasks: Many Marine scout and sentry dogs and their handlers have graduated from the 3d Military Police Battalion’s dog handler course, but this particular class has some interesting missions in their future. Each of the dog-handler teams will be assigned to work with Vietnamese combined action platoons near Da Nang. During their training, the teams received special emphasis on patrolling. The battalion, a unit of Marine Force Logistic Command, has scout and sentry dogs assigned throughout I Corps, Vietnam’s northernmost tactical zone (official USMC photo by Sergeant Frank Fox)."

From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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