Sinbad the Coast Guard Dog

With respect, honor, and gratitude on this Veterans Day:

Thank you to all who have served our country and for the sacrifices you have made to protect our freedom.

For those of you just joining our adventures, our German Shorthaired Pointer, Lager, is a retired Explosives Detection Canine. Lager served 18 months in Iraq at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

For Veterans Day 2018, we took Lager to visit the grave of Sinbad the Coast Guard Dog.

🐕Sinbad (c. 1937 – 30 December 1951) was a mixed-breed Dog who served 11 years aboard the USCGC Campbell (WPG-32), including combat in World War II. He was one of only two animals to be classified as non-commissioned officers by an arm of the United States military, rather than property, prior to the enactment of regulations to prohibit such decisions.

🐕Sinbad ended his time at sea earning 6 medals, and a rank of K9C Chief Dog (equivalent to Chief Petty Officer). After his death, he was buried at the base of the flagpole at the old Barnegat Light Station in Barnegat Light, New Jersey.