Together with other military dogs and their handlers, they formed the outer line of defense for an air base about 10 miles outside of Saigon. Calif. The 16-foot tall bronze and granite monument depicts a GI in combat dress, representing handlers from all wars, with a dog at his side. An often-overlooked segment of America's fighting forces, about 4,000 dogs served in Vietnam and about 325 of them died in action. Some of them were guard dogs and others were scouts, trackers, messengers, or detectors of mines, booby traps, explosives or enemy soldiers. This year's PAS is dedicated to Yongyi Song, the Dickinson College scholar and librarian recently released by the Chinese government after six months of imprisonment.
All events are free and open to the public.
Two Carlisle residents pleaded not guilty last week to charges they brutally robbed a man last fall at Harvon Motel in Carlisle. The two men allegedly lured David Kelley, a truck driver, into their motel room and attacked him Nov. 20-21 after the three had been drinking. Hobble allegedly hit Kelley in the head with a gun, giving him four or five gashes while Vacula allegedly tied his hands behind his back, according to testimony at the preliminary hearing held last month. Kelley was gagged before the suspects allegedly demanded money, put a gun in his throat and burned his face with cigarettes, according to the testimony. The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. unless otherwise noted.