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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 812 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 812

 Recognizing the significant contributions of the Military Working Dog 
            (MWD) Program to the United States Armed Forces.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2009

Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
Bordallo, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Castle, Ms. 
 Giffords, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, 
Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nye, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, 
 Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wilson 
   of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the significant contributions of the Military Working Dog 
            (MWD) Program to the United States Armed Forces.

Whereas the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program, or K-9 Corps, was developed in 
        1942, shortly after the United States entered World War II;
Whereas all four branches of the United States Armed Forces as well as other 
        government agencies, including the Secret Service, Central Intelligence 
        Agency, and Transportation Security Authority, use MWDs in service to 
        the country;
Whereas MWDs are trained in explosive detection, narcotic detection, sentry, 
        patrol, tracking, and other specific areas;
Whereas MWDs, through their training, have prevented injuries and saved the 
        lives of thousands of United States citizens;
Whereas more than 20,000 MWDs were acquired by the United States Armed Forces 
        during World War II and of those 20,000, a little more than 10,000 MWDs 
        were utilized in the war effort;
Whereas more than 1,500 MWDs were employed during the Korean War and 4,000 in 
        the Vietnam War;
Whereas, since September 11, 2001, MWDs have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and 
        have been employed in detection work as part of homeland security and 
        defense efforts;
Whereas today approximately 2,000 MWDs serve at nearly 170 United States 
        military bases worldwide, including bases in 40 States and 3 United 
        States territories;
Whereas retired MWD Ben C020 is recognized for his nearly 11 years of service in 
        the Air Force; and
Whereas organizations such as K9 Soldiers, Inc. are recognized for their work in 
        coordination with the Department of Defense to help bring MWDs stationed 
        overseas home to the United States for adoption when their active duty 
        days are over and provide support to active K9 military teams worldwide: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the significant contributions of the 
        Military Working Dog (MWD) Program to the United States Armed 
        Forces;
            (2) honors retired Air Force MWD Ben C020 for his lifetime 
        of service; and
            (3) supports the adoption and care of these quality animals 
        after their service is over.
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