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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1684826" data-attributes="member: 3144">US Marine Dog Handler Corporal Harold N Flagg and his Doberman Pinscher named "Boy" of the 5th War Dog Platoon posing with a Japanese flag in Okinawa.April 1945."Cpl Flagg was taking a break with a patrol when the ears of his Doberman named 'Boy' stiffened. Flagg and his dog moved ahead to expose a <img src="https://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/expressifs/sablierr.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="waiting" title="Espera    waiting" data-shortname="waiting" /> ambush position. It was a big one with machine guns and other automatic weapons. Cpl. Flagg couldn't afford to wait for the patrol to move up, and he opened fire. He drew a lot of Japanese fire which wounded 'Boy'. The patrol arrived and disposed of the ambush. The dog recovered and was commended, and Flagg was awarded the Bronze Star." ('Leatherneck' - Magazine of the Marines)'Boy', a Doberman Pinscher from Dayton, was considered a real hero during the war. 'Boy' served as a Marine Corps War Dog, and was cited several times for valorous service against the enemy at Peleiu in the Palau island group from September 15 to October 19, 1944. In early 1945, Boy's owner, W. D. Canton, received word that the dog had been injured in action on Okinawa. To Canton's relief, he soon received a picture showing Boy and his handler, Corporal Harold N. Flagg, displaying a Japanese flag that had been captured from the enemy. Although Boy's front left leg was bandaged at the shoulder, he was well enough to hold up one end of the flag in his teeth, while Flagg held the other corner. ('The Dog Days of War' by Curt Dalton)The United States Marine Corps used dogs, donated by their American owners, in the Pacific theater to help take islands back from Japanese occupying forces. During this period the Doberman Pinscher became the official dog of the USMC; however, all breeds of dogs were eligible to train to be "war dogs of the Pacific". Of the 549 dogs that returned from the war, only 4 could not be returned to civilian life. Many of the dogs went home with their handlers from the war.(Harold Flagg of Fairfield, Maine 6/8/25 - 4/3/92)('Boy' returned to his US owner after the war)(From the Photograph Collection (COLL/3948), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections) (Colourised by Johhny Sirlande from Belgium)<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10272550_615024095294053_7538932140192996385_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

Verificación: Guerra desarrollada entre Argentina y el Reino Unido en 1982