Just moments before Private First Class Colton Rusk, a machine gunner and dog handler, was shot to death, fellow Marines saw Rusk's bomb dog Eli crawling over Rusk's body to protect him. (petsmagazine.com.sg)
During my time in K9 I worked police patrol, point (lead) for the Special Forces (Green Beret) jungle patrols, narcotic detection with DEA, bomb dog trainer and K9 Liaison between the US Government and the Republic of Panama. (mpk9.com)