Household canines serve in World War II

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Semper Fido

Susan Orlean, NY Times writer, tells about the moment America asked untrained household canines to make the ultimate sacrifice: to serve in World War II. Susan talks to a woman who remembers being a teenager when her dog Tommy joined the service, and digs into the National Archives to learn the fate of other dogs that fought on the front lines.

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Dogs are inducted into the Army, Front Royal, VA, 1942. (111-SC-140929)

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Tags: human-animal interactions

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