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Bookmark or Share- Meet 2016 Military Hero Dog “Layka”! - American HumaneToday, please meet the first of America’s eight most heroic hounds for 2016, Military Hero Dog “Layka”: In May 2012 Layka’s team was assaulting an enemy compound in an Afghan village, receiving direct rifle fire from the compound.
- Laika - WikipediaLaika (/ ˈlaɪkə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA: [ˈlajkə]; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957.
- Layka the hero dog dies at 13 - WBIR.com— One of the most famous war dogs in U.S. history received a final farewell at the University of Tennessee on Friday by those who loved her in her last moments. On a mission at war, K-9...
- UT honors military dogs with re-dedication of War Dog ...UT College of Veterinary Medicine held a re-dedication of the War Dog and Layka was honored after losing her leg in battle trying to save marines' lives.
- Layka: War Dog Honored | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansOne such K-9 hero is Layka, a Belgian Malinois, serving in Afghanistan in May 2012. Her team was under fire from an enemy compound. Apache helicopters were dispatched to help, and then Layka was sent in to look for injured combatants and possible explosives.
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