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Veterans

procon

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2. Great Britain has a military honors medal to be

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 02:02 PM

Apr 2020

awarded to valiant warhorses. A few American horses were also recognized by GB for their bravery. I can't recall, by presumably they also award medals to hero military dogs too.

If they can acknowledge the selfless service and bravery of animals fighting in America's wars, so should we. It's a disgrace that we would use these animals, even to their deaths, and not award them for their valor.

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