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K-9 Monuments

 

  

Police K9 Zeek

Westland, Michigan

Dedicated August 29, 2007

The wooden statue honors Westland’s Police Dog “Zeek” who joined the force in 1996 and died of kidney failure in 2002. Dr. Sharon Lawrenchuk, the veterinarian at Westland Veterinary Hospital who cared for Zeek, donated and dedicated the statue on August 29, 2007. The dog's ashes were entombed at the base of the statue that will be kept in front of the hospital at 7610 N. Wayne in Westland, Michigan.

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Canadian Police Service Dog National Monument

Innisfail, Canada

Unveiled June 20, 2007

The monument is located on the grounds of the Police Dog Service Training Center. The the life-size bronze German shepherd statue was crafted by renowned sculptor,  Diane M. Anderson of Alberta. The base of the statue was created by Dave Jardine of Lacombe and carries the names of 32 dogs who died in the line of duty while protecting others since 1965.   The concept of having a National Monument to honor fallen service dogs in Canada was created by Constable Doug Marianchuk who has worked on implementing his idea since 1992. He was also instrumental in raising over $30,000 to help complete the monument. Doug Marianchuk is a retired K9 handler from the Saskatoon Police Service, member of the Canadian Pacific Railway Police and also President of the Canadian Police Dog National Service Memorial Society. The Caesar Memorial Trust Fund itself was created by Sgt. Randy Goss and was donated to fund this national monument.

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Deputy Matt Williams & K9 DiOGi Memorial

Polk City, Florida

Unveiled April 27, 2007

Cost of monument was $1,650 which was paid for by donations.

Deputy Matt Williams and K9 DiOGi Memorial is located on a walkway of to Polk City Elementary School in Florida . It is the same pathway Williams, his wife and their children walked when they all attended the school. The monument has the words "In loving memory of our hometown heroes" surrounding the picture on the top with Williams' name and the words "his faithful partner DiOGi" and the date they died, Sept. 28, 2006. On the front, a quote from the Bible: "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends." The monument was made possible with donations from the school's annual cake auction. A cake that had a picture of Williams and DiOGi on it was sold for a total of $6,900. Lannis Wilson, the school's math facilitator, designed the monument.

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Union County K-9 Memorial

Summit, New Jersey

Unveiled September 30, 2006

Cost of monument was $15,000 which was paid for by donations.

 

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Pennsylvania War Dog Memorial

Bristol, Pennsylvania

Dedicated on September 16th, 2006

The Pennsylvania War Dog Memorial is located in front of the Bristol Township Municipal Building in Bristol, PA. and was sculpted by Joe Pavone, a local artist. Behind the sculpture are three plaques that list the U.S. military conflicts in which war dogs served, branches of service, and types of military working dogs.

         

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Cobb County Police Department, Georgia

The memorial, which cost about $2,200, was paid for with donations. It is located in the

interior courtyard of the Cobb police headquarters building on North Marietta Parkway

Dedicated July 2006

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United States War Dog Memorial

Holmdel, NJ

Unveiled June 10, 2006

The United States War Dog Memorial was unveiled on the grounds of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel on June 10, 2006.  The life-size bronze statue was created by Bruce Lindsay which cost $100,000 and depicts a soldier in Army fatigues kneeling besides his German Shepherd.  The effort for the sculpture was nearly seven years in the making and was led by the nonprofit U.S. War Dogs Association. The sculpture recognizes the role of dogs in American warfare and honors dogs in Vietnam, World War II, Korea and all the skirmishes in between.

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Arizona Police K-9 Memorial

Dedicated April 7, 2006

The Arizona Police K-9 Memorial was unveiled and dedicated on April 7, 2006. The memorial is located at Wesley Bolin Plaza and was designed by Pat Rehse of Architecture Resource Team, The bronze monument is a life-size German shepherd mounted on a granite bolder with a police gun belt, handcuffs and a radio at its feet. Sculptor Jeff Davenport, a Chandler artist, created the 4-foot-tall bronze statue. Names of the canines are listed who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and have died in service, along with the poem Guardians of the Night.

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Ocala, Florida

A monument was errected at Marion County Sheriff's Office in memory of Deputy Brian Litz and is located at the South West District Office "Deputy Brian Litz Building", S.R. 200 Ocala, Florida. Brian Litz was shot and killed on February 7, 2004 at approximately 1300 hours while making a routine well being check on a 74 year old elderly man. The statue was unveiled and dedicated on January 13th 2006 and is located within a mile of the shooting incident.  The monument was primarly paid for by private donations. The Artist : Professional sculpture and native Floridian is W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor. 

 

 
 
War Dog Memorial
Long Island, New York
Dedicated on 10/21/05

War Dog Memorial sculpture was dedicated on 10/21/05 on Long Island, New York and sculptured by Doug Roper. The bronze monument is two times larger than life.  The monument serves to remember and is dedicated to K9 heroes and honor them for their life saving  work who often gave their lives to save humans throughout our nation’s  history  in war time, search &   rescue    K-9’s and their handlers that were used in the tragic events of 9/11 and also our nation’s natural disasters.      

 

" Nemo's War Dog Heroes " Memorial

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Dedicated on November 15, 2005

                  

                         

Nemo was obtained by the Air Force in the summer of '64 when he was 1 1/2 years old. In January 1966, Nemo’s first handler, Airman Leonard Bryant Jr., were transferred to the Republic of South Vietnam and was assigned to the 377th Security Police Squadron, stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Six month later, in July, Nemo's original handler rotated back to the United States. The dog was then teamed up with 22 year old Airman 2nd Class Robert Thorneburg. Just before total darkness on December 4th, 1966 after Sentry Nemo and his handler Thorneburg were posted, Nemo alerted and was released to attack the VC who had evaded earlier detection. Nemo and his handler were both wounded, but not before killing two VC. Nemo's injuries included the loss of one eye and a gunshot wound that ripped into his nose and had exited his mouth. Nemo, an 85 pound German shepherd, although severely wounded, protected his handler who had been shot in the shoulder by crawling across his body, and guarding him against anyone who dared to come near. When help arrived, they were able to convince Nemo to leave his handler, who was then given first aid. Nemo, suffering from a gunshot wound to his face, and the lost of his right eye, was relieved of sentry dog duties. The base veterinarian performed skin grafts on Nemo's torn up face. He did a tracheotomy to help the dog breathe. And he had to remove the dog's right eye, which was hanging uselessly out of its socket. Nemo has been credited with saving his handler's life and preventing further destruction of life and property at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. On 23 June 1967, Headquarters, USAF, directed that Nemo be returned to the United States as the first sentry dog officially retired from active service. The C-124 Globemaster, carrying TSN hero Nemo, touched down at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, on July 22, 1967. Nemo was now home! His permanent retirement kennel was located at the Department of Defense Dog Center, Lackland AFB, Texas.  Sentry Dog Nemo was one of the few Military Working Dogs that returned home. Nemo spent his retirement years at the Department of Defense Dog Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. He was assigned a permanent kennel near the veterinary facility. A sign with his name, serial number, and details of his heroic exploits designated his freshly painted home. Nemo was frequently taken on tours throughout the United States to assist in the procurement of military working dogs. The military used Nemo as a Department of Defense canine recruiter. He made several television appearances and helped maintain an adequate supply of working dogs for all the armed services. Sentry Dog Nemo died in December of 1972 at Lackland AFB shortly before the Christmas holiday.  The Vietnam War Hero was laid to rest on March 15, 1973 at the DoD Dog Center at the age of 10.  The government recruited over 4,000 dogs and we believe that less that 200 made it home. It was estimated that these dogs saved the lives of over 10,000 American soldiers. On November 15th, 2005, a dedication was made to honor Nemo at Lackland, Air Force Base named “Nemo’s War Dog Heroes” Memorial.  The legacy will continue to honor all of canine heroes, past, present and future. Till this day, Nemo, is most most famous canine to serve in the military.

 

 

Animals in War Memorial

Unveiled on November 24, 2004

The memorial is located at Brook Gate, Park Lane, on the edge of London's Hyde Park and was unveiled on November 24, 2004 by Princess Anne. The English Sculpture is David Backhouse. The sculpture depicts all the animals that have been used by troops in wartime, which have been killed in conflict while serving their country. Horses and mules to dogs, elephants, camels, canaries and glow worms are included in the memorial. The curved Portland stone wall symbolizes the arena of war, with the animals depicted on it in base. Two life-size heavily laden two bronze mules struggle up the steps towards a gap in the wall. Beyond the gap a bronze 10 foot horse and K-9 gaze into the distance. The memorial stands at 58-feet wide and some 55-feet deep.

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War Dog Memorial

Prairie State Park, Illinois

Dedicated on May 31, 2003

                                                                                                                                                  

The two piece life size bronze statue. The sculpture is of a soldier and his K-9 German Shepherd.

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War Dog Memorial

Goolwa, Australia

         Dedicated in May, 2003              

                                                     

The War Dog Memorial is located in Goolwa, Australia and was dedicated in May, 2003.  It is made of black marble and on the face of the memorial etched into stone is a photograph of a South Australian soldier with his tracking dog.  In the right hand corner of the monument there is a water fountain and a paw print carved into the black marble which serves as a drinking trough for dogs. The names of the eleven tracker dogs that served in Vietnam from 1962-1972 are also listed on the memorial. ( K-9 Cassius, Tiber, Justin, Marcus, Janus, Julian, Caesar, Milo, Trajan, Juno & Marcian ) The cost to erect monument was over $6,000.

                                                                                                  

Solid bronze German Shepherd dog sculpture, named "DOGNY", "America's Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs" donated to the State of Georgia and placed outside the Department of Agriculture to serve as a permanent tribute to America's search and rescue dogs.

(valued at $25,000)

Unveiling Sept. 11, 2003

 

Washington Police K9 Memorial 

Washington State Law Enforcement Academy  Burien, WA

Zach Adam, 17, sculpted  a clay statue of this police dog which was cast into bronze.

January 31, 2003

 

Maxwell AFB, Alabama 

Dedication & unveiling November 9, 2002
 

                  

                          Nebraska K-9 Memorial

 
               Dedication day,  September 26, 2002

 

California Police K-9 Memorial

Dedicated to Police Service  Dogs killed in the line of duty.

UC Davis School of Veterinary medicine.

Unveiled October 6, 2002

A German Shepherd stands atop a seven pointed sheriff's star of black granite. A life size bronze statue of a German Shepherd was created by Ms. Bahary.

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Beautiful Joe Heritage Park

Meaford Ontario, Canada

Unveiling May 11, 2002

In 2002, a memorial was built to honor Sirius, the one police dog killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. His partner, New York Port Authority Officer David Lim, attended the unveiling. The two large stones represent the Twin towers.

The plaque on the left reads;

Dedicated to the Memory of

Sirius.

K9 Partner of Officer David Lim

World Trade Center

Lost September 11, 2001

The plaque on the right reads;

                                                                                         September 11, 2001 

Thousands of lives were lost through the terrorist attacks committed in the United States of America. This plaque honours the devotion and bravery shown by the many K-9 police units during the search, rescue and recovery of victims of these attacks. Their heroic deeds will not be forgotten.                                         

 

Beautiful Joe Park
Meaford Ontario, Canada
 
Tribute to Police Service Dogs
 
 

 

Inscription on monument

Streamwood - Chicago, IL
 
The bronze monument "Guardians", located in Streamwood, IL was dedicated in May 2001. Memorial Monument was sculptured by Anthony Quickle and is of bronze and granite.

 

AUSTRALIAN WAR DOG MEMORIAL 

The monument recognizes the enormous contribution by the war dogs that saved countless soldiers lives in Vietnam. The monument was unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday 7th April 2001 at 12 noon at The Bluff, Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. At the base of the rock at the foot of the carving is a drinking trough where local dog owners can water their animals while walking their dogs.

 

Port Neches, Texas 

Dedicated November, 2000.  

Sculptor, Doug Clark  - Vietnam - all services

 
 

16-ft. tall granite and bronze statue

FORT BENNING,  GA

 

 

 

 

 

They Protected Us On The Field of Battle 
They Watch Over Our Eternal Rest 
We Are Grateful 
The War Dog Memorial Is a Tribute To All Dog 
And Handler Teams 
That Served Our Country So Proudly. 
 
Sculptor: A. Thomas Schomberg 
Dedicated October 8, 2000 by Jeffrey P. Bennett,
Nan Eisley Bennett, Nature's Recipe Pet Foods, H.J. Heinz Corp. And The American Public

THE WAR DOG MEMORIAL
AIR FORCE BASE  -  Riverside, CA 

The War Dog Memorial - They Protect Us On The Field of Battle - They Watch Over Our Eternal Rest - We Are Grateful Dedicated February 21, 2000.  The 16 foot tall monument made of bronze and granite was sculptured by Thomas Schomberg and dedicated on February 21, 2000.    ( All eras and services )

Dedicated to the canines and their trainers who so nobly served as part of the federal emergency management task force urban search and rescue mission in Oklahoma city in April 1995.

 

The marker was dedicated on
May 28, 1995

The design of this life size K-9 Memorial has been commissioned by the Vietnam Dog  Handlers Association for placement in Washington D.C. on the National Mall. The sculpture is planned for 7 feet tall and 7 to 10 feet across.  The monument will have three 2 foot portraits of the most commonly utilized War Dogs; the German Shepherd, Doberman, & Labrador Retriever.  The sculpture of the Dog Handler, War Dog, military seals & plaques are cast in bronze and mounted on a one foot thick granite base.  Contained within the granite base and under the bronze plaque under the German Shepherd's left paw raised slightly in a protective gesture is a weatherproof vault containing engraved metal plaques listing War Dog identifiers such as tattoo, service number, or name with additional plaque listing all killed in action handlers and K-9's that gave their life in combat for our country. The scale model was made by Anthon Quickie.

       

     

GUAM  K9s 

The sculpture "Always Faithful" was created by Susan Behary Wilner.  The bronze  monument is life size of K9 Kurt, a Doberman Pinscher who served on Guam during WW II.  Canine Kurt saved the lives of 250 Marines trying to take back Quam when he went out ahead of troops pointing to warn them enemy forces were ahead.  Canine Kurt was the first killed when the Japanese bombarded him with grenades on July 23, 1944. Inscription from memorial commemorating World War II combat dogs... 25 Marine War Dogs gave their lives liberating Guam in 1944. They served as sentries, messengers, scouts. They explored caves, detected mines and booby traps.  

SEMPER FIDELIS 
Kurt  Yonnie  Koko  Bunkie  
Skipper  Poncho  Tubby  Hobo  
Ni  Prince  Fritz  Emmy  
Missy  Cappy  Duke  Max  
Blitz  Arno  Silver  Brockie  
Bursch  Pepper  Ludwig  Rickey  
Tam (buried at sea off Asan Point)  

Given in their memory and on behalf of the surviving men of the 2nd and 3rd marine war dogs platoons, many of whom owe their lives to the bravery and sacrifice of these gallant animals. By William W. Putney DVM C.O. 3rd Dog Platoon - Dedicated this day 21 July 1994

 
 
 
HARTSDALE PET CEMETERY - Hartsdale, NY 
Dedicated to the memory
of the war dog.  
Erected by public contributions
by dog lovers  
to man's faithful friend for the
valiant services 
rendered in world war, 1914 - 1918

Robert Caterson was chosen to build the war memorial. He used the finest granite from his own Vermont quarry. The monument is ten-foot high, which is topped with a bronze statue of a shepherd dog wearing a Red Cross blanket. At the shepherds feet are a bronze helmet and a canteen. A special ceremony is conducted at the foot of the war Dog Memorial every Memorial Day weekend to pay tribute to military dogs, K-9'S that assisted in the rescue mission in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1994, and police dogs.

 

 
 
 
ACCELERANT DETECTION MEMORIAL 
 
Erected at the  NYS  Academy of Fire Science
Montour Falls, New York

Texas City, TX

War Dog Memorial
Barrington Cemetery
New Hampshire

K9 MEMORIAL 

Dedicated to all police canines that 
served the Town of Barnstable, MA

 

 
KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. 
K9 Memorial - California

 

Police Dog Memorial for Fallen K-9'S
in the line of duty.
Jacksonville Police Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida
Life -size - bronze
Sculptor : Debbie Driggers

The K9 you see in this picture was a Scout Dog named "Prince" (5A07) that served in the Vietnam War in 1966 and 1967. He was handled by two people in that period of time, Melvin Cobb and Pete Peters. The K9 appears to be wondering where his name is for his sacrifice to our country he loyally served. Prince seen in this photo was wounded in action in November of 1966 when shot in the right hip. He was later put down in September of 1967.

Born to love 
Trained to serve 
Loyal to the end 
Best friends to
Our nation's finest 
We serve our master 
Who served mankind 
 
Canine (K-9) Memorial - Florida
 
 
 
Faithful to the end 
An officer's extra sense 
To guide and protect 
Our eyes in the dark 
A nose for danger: 
A partner faithful 
Beyond words 
Dedicated to all canines who have died in the line of duty or who have
served faithfully and have been retired from Law Enforcement duties.
 

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