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Rent Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of WWII
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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: Oct 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Military
Retail Price: $16.95
Pages: 224
Synopsis
As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. After the war, he fought successfully to have USMC war dogs returned to their civilian owners.
Reviews
Excellent book! tells the story of how are wonderful dogs, offered by their owners, helped to save our boys in the Pacific. The author, a vet was then responsible for saving the lives of the dogs after the war. The government believed they couldn't be retrained into civilian life.We owe a debt to Putney for saving the dogs and for changing the views of the war department. Great story!