This is probably the most important Dickin Medal for Gallantry to be sold at auction. RELATED: Animal World’s Equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Discussion. Rob completed 20 parachute jumps in World War II after he was volunteered to help with the war effort by his …
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RAF sniffer dog, Hertz, a 10-year-old German shorthaired pointer has been selected to receive the Dickin medal after becoming the first dog in British military history to be trained to detect electronic communications equipment such as mobile phones and GPS devices. The Dickin medal is …
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The PDSA Dickin Medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross for human gallantry by military personnel. For the first time in 77 years since the Dickin Medal has been in existence, a rat has won it. Maria Dickin created the medal to raise …
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NEWS AND OPINION: I am completely awestruck by this dog. His name is Kuno and he is a Belgian shephard aged three (Belgian Malinois). He is a canine protection and detection dog. He detects explosives and finds hidden weapons and when required incapacitates the enemy. …
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