There was an article in our local paper recently on this. One brave, life-saving pooch had his purple heart and Gold Star medals taken away as it was offensive to human soldiers, despite the fact the dog saved an entire platoon! Also said that during WW2, the enemy was so petrfied of the service dogs that the propoganda was 'U.S. leave and take your dogs with you". Many of the Vietnam dogs were also released into the wild and either starved, were killed or used as a food source. I greatly admire the courage and dedication and patriotism of anyone or any animal that serves his country to protect strangers-people they don't even know, but would I give my Cody? Absolutely not. I am way too selfish. The very idea that he would be injured or killed devastates me. Esp. being commanded to go into a trench without knowing the dangers, innocently and unafraid. Nope. Hey, I'm the one that sat in the vets waiting room for hours during his surgery. Don't mean any disrespect..I think if I never had the pleasure, joy, experience of owning a dog I may not feel that way.