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Fort MacArthur K-9 Command, Part 2
Private Accepts War Dog Assignment with Fort MacArthur K-9 Command In early 1942, one of the sergeants at Fort MacArthur asked for volunteers to work with the fort’s new Canine Command and warned
Fort MacArthur K-9 Command Part 1
In 2003, I helped Los Angeles Times columnist Cecilia Rasmussen research the history of the Fort MacArthur K-9 Command for her article entitled ” The Dogs of War Laid Their Lives on the Line for U.S.” Fort MacArthur was center of the Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles during the World War II era. Since then, I’ve researched and found further information on other aspects of the history of war dog training at Fort MacArthur that I’ll be posting soon. Until then, click on the link below to read Cecilia’s informative article about the Fort MacArthur K-9 Command: http://articles.latimes.com/2003/may/04/local/me-then4
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