{"id":1301,"date":"2012-11-12T23:46:06","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T23:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2012-11-12T23:46:06","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T23:46:06","slug":"military-dogs-to-be-honored-with-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/military-dogs-to-be-honored-with-national-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Military dogs to be honored with national monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Working-Dog-National-Monument.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1302\" title=\"Working Dog National Monument\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Working-Dog-National-Monument-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>In two months, a national monument will be dedicated to all the dogs that have served the country in combat since World War II. The bronze monument, designed by John Burnam and created by sculptor Paula Slater, features a handler flanked by four dogs representing breeds commonly used in wars. Burnam, who served in Vietnam with military dogs and wrote two books about the topic, spent years pursuing the idea of a national monument for dogs before legislation authorizing the monument was introduced in 2007 and signed into law the next year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 The act of Congress is in the books, the bills are paid, the sculptures are being cast, and one of the biggest parades in the world will start a glory tour and countdown to dedication.<\/p>\n<p>The first national monument to pay tribute to military dogs will be unveiled in California in just two months. The U.S. Working Dog Teams National Monument will honor every dog that has served in combat since World War II.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In two months, a national monument will be dedicated to all the dogs that have served the country in combat since World War II. The bronze monument, designed by John Burnam and created by sculptor Paula Slater, features a handler flanked by four dogs representing breeds commonly used in wars. 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