Sentry dog Sarge

Item

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Digital Object Identifier

363-02727

Title

Sentry dog Sarge

Description

Original caption: "He hasn't got a heart of gold, but never let it be said that Sarge doesn't have a golden smile. Sarge, a four year-old sentry dog, was plagued by a fractured tooth which had become abscessed. Several members of the 981st MP Company (Sentry Dog) and the 764th Veterinarian Detachment came upon the idea of giving Sarge a gold tooth. CPT Charles W. Norwood, a dentist from the 518th Medical Detachment in An Khe, was called in for the operation on Sarge. He pulled the diseased tooth and securely fitted the dog with gold canine tooth. The result is a four legged, snapping, snarling, golden smiling Sarge, who boasts of this command unit every time he opens his mouth- imbedded in the gold tooth is a detailed green and gold replica of the 18th Military Police Brigade insignia." A military dog snarls and barks at the camera. A soldier in the background holds the leash.

Date

1967, approximate

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army; Soldiers; Military police; Veterinary service, Military; Working dogs

Location

South Vietnam

Coordinates

10.8231; 106.6297

Size

15 x 22 cm

Container

B146, F3

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Army

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Copyright Information

These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections

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