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    Facility Dogs’ Value Recognized with Service Commissioning/Enlistment [Image 6 of 7]

    Facility Dogs’ Value Recognized with Service Commissioning/Enlistment

    UNITED STATES

    06.01.2015

    Photo by Harvey Duze 

    Defense Health Agency

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center facility dog Archie in a formal photo. Archie was given an honorary enlistment in June 2010 as a U.S. Marine Corps colonel. He retired from duty as an honorary USMC gunnery sergeant on March 7, 2017. Facility dogs are often given commissions or are enlisted into a service as a show of respect for their daily duties of comforting patients and staff in need, and for boosting morale and mental health. Archie crossed the Rainbow Bridge on March 28, 2018.

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    Date Taken: 06.01.2015
    Date Posted: 07.10.2023 09:22
    Photo ID: 7888634
    VIRIN: 160601-O-VU957-1002
    Resolution: 2371x2953
    Size: 1016.05 KB
    Location: US

    Web Views: 47
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