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Military Dogs Play Roles in Iraq and Afghanistan

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But the grand tradition continues in Iraq and Afghanistan. If humans insist on wars and invasions, we should keep them to ourselves and leave other species out of it. Tags: afghanistan military military force iraq dogs. I don't like it. Even better if we didn't insist on such activities in the first place.

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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

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What he calls “extreme birding” is part of his unique fun, as well – by that he means looking for lifers or other interesting birds while involved in such things as a firefight with the Taliban in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. As he says, “service personnel get to bird where no other birders can.”

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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain

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I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. The tests "saved many lives" in Iraq and Afghanistan due to improvements in post-traumatic techniques, junior defence minister Quentin Davies said. From the BBC News.

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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FSD’s custom trained service dogs assist their partners in day-to-day activities providing their human companions with a greater degree of independence. The DDF works with national organizations to help promote and facilitate the role dogs play in human health, development and service.

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