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Meet The U.S. Military Dogs Being Honored For Their Service Overseas

Four K-9 veterans — Jag, Taba, Summer and Taker — are being honored on Capitol Hill on Monday for their service alongside American troops.
Jag, a Labrador retriever pictured here in Afghanistan, served with the U.S. Army for seven years and was a critical K-9 component in hundreds of missions protecting his fellow soldiers. (Courtesy American Humane)

Four K-9 veterans will receive the American Humane Lois Pope K-9 Medal of Courage on Tuesday on Capitol Hill, for demonstrating “exceptional valor” during their service in the U.S. military.

Jag, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, was a

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