Military Working Dog Teams National Monument
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Military Working Dog Teams National Monument
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| Location | Bexar County, Texas, United States |
| Nearest city | San Antonio, TX |
| Coordinates | 29°23′26″N 98°37′01″W / 29.390433°N 98.617067°WCoordinates: 29°23′26″N 98°37′01″W / 29.390433°N 98.617067°W |
| Governing body | Department of Defense |
| https://myairmanmuseum.org/military-working-dogs/ | |
The Military Working Dog Teams National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded by John C. Burnam, published author and Vietnam Veteran Infantryman and German Shepherd Scout Dog Handler (1966-1968). The monument was designed by the John Burnam Monument Foundation. It represents all wars since World War II and all five U.S. Armed Services (Army, Marines, Navy Air Force, and Coast Guard). The monument grounds encompass a 3,000 square feet granite plaza, granite pedestals, granite history wall, and granite benches. The granite pedestals have large bronze statues of dogs and handlers. Cost of construction was provided by corporate sponsors and public donations raised by the John Burnam Memorial Foundation. The monument was dedicated during a formal military ceremony on October 28, 2013. One of the inscriptions reads: "Dedicated to all U.S. Military Working Dog Handlers and their beloved dogs who defend America from harm, defeat the enemy, and save lives."
The Military Working Dog Teams National Monument consists of five bronze sculptures (4 dogs and dog handler) seated on a large granite pedestal inscribed, "Guardians of America's Freedom." The center silicone bronze sculpture is a highly detailed 9 foot modern day Military Working Dog Handler wearing combat gear and holding a dog leash in his left hand and a M4 rifle in his right hand.
The remaining bronze sculptures are four of the more common breeds of Military Working Dogs utilized by the United States Department of Defense since World War II. They include a Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, and Belgian Malinois.
Behind the main granite pedestal is a large granite wall containing inscriptions about the history of the Military Working Dog program on one side. The other side of the wall contains laser etched authentic images of Military Working Dog Teams in action during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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