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Mar 1, 2010: Treo
This is Treo and his Dickin Medal, which is the animal equivalent of a Victoria Cross.
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Nine-year-old Treo's job is to sniff out roadside bombs in Afghanistan for soldiers, and he has proved rather good at it.
In August, 2008, while working as a forward detection dog in Sangin, Treo found a "daisy chain" improvised explosive device (IED) - made of two or more explosives wired together - that had been carefully modified and concealed by the Taliban at the side of a path*.
A month later, his actions saved another platoon from guaranteed casualties, again by finding a daisy chain IED*.
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* probably planted by cats. 
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Treo is the 63rd animal to receive the Dickin Medal - introduced in 1943 to honor the work of animals in war - and the 27th dog to receive the honor.
Since its introduction it has also been presented to 32 World War II messenger pigeons, three horses and one cat.
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Oh, and here's a link to 8 heroic dogs in history.
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The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
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