Description: THIS IS AN AWESOME K9 MILITARY WORKING DOG HANDLERSCHALLENGE COIN. On the front it has a dog handler kneeled down next to their partner with Ole Glory waving in the background encircled by the words, “MILITARY WORKING DOG SECTION, TO DETECT AND DETER" On the back it has the DOD emblem. It is 1 5/8 inches in diameter and embossed on both sides. BRIEF BACKGROUND OF MILITARY K9s: The military working dog has been around since the beginning of warfare. In 1942, the US Army had a K-9 Corps. The term K-9 comes from the phonetic term "Canine." During WWII nearly all breeds both big and little were used. The dogs served in the following capacity sentry duty, scout and patrol, message running, and mine detection (Explosives). Today, you can add the job of sniffing out narcotics. Due to different qualities needed in the dogs it was decided that the “German Shepherd” would be the working dog of choice because they could handle all types of service, climates, and be bred to meet Department of Defense (DoD) needs. The Army trained working dogs for all services initially, and then the job was passed to each respective service for a short period. But, in 1957, the DoD tasked the Air Force to purchase and train sentry dogs for the Army, Navy and Marines. Today these military dogs are still hard at work in the pacific region, and Afghanistan and Iraq supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. NOTE: Never personally given any of the coins. They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The accepted payments are: PAYPAL and please contact seller for other methods of accepted payment, which you may have used in past please contact me through the eBay messaging system. Thanks! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 8.99 USD
Location: Panama City, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-02T20:11:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
