Tulsa World: Military Channel to honor veterans, human-animal bond

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Military Channel to honor veterans, human-animal bond

A puppy sleeps under a U.S soldier's hat and rifles in Baquba, in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

By RITA SHERROW World TV Editor
Published: 11/10/2009 11:47 AM
Last Modified: 11/10/2009 6:57 PM

The amazing efforts and sacrifices of American military men and women are justly honored by TV every Veterans Day.

On Sunday, a side of war rarely seen is being told in the heartwarming documentary “No Dog Left Behind.”

The 60-minute film, airing on the Military Channel, “reveals the power of the human-animal bond to comfort, heal and inspire the best in people in the worst of times and to find their humanity in the midst of dehumanizing conditions in war zones,” according to press information.

It also touches on the stresses of deployment to a war zone, returning from war and specifically post-traumatic stress disorder and how dogs have become unexpected heroes in helping U.S. servicemen and women cope with life both on the frontlines and back home. With the help of SPCA International, soldiers and Marines battle huge odds and military prohibitions to try and bring their canine buddies home to safety.

For clips of the show, go online to tulsaworld.com/baghdadpups. “No Dog” airs at 9 p.m. Sunday on the Military Channel, cable 104, DirecTV 287 and Dish 195.

It is preceded at 8 p.m. by the hour-long special “War Dogs of the Pacific,” a film about the U.S. Marine war dog platoons used during World War II. The film follows the men and their dogs from the invasion of Guam to operations on Saipan, Okinawa and Iwo Jima.

By RITA SHERROW World TV Editor

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