- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Military Dog Handler Day, Jan. 28, 2013
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2013-01-28
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2013/1-28B
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h28b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h28b
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS : WHEREAS: THEREFORE:
A PROCLAMATION
MILITARY DOG HANDLER DAY
Military dog handlers and their dogs have long been an essential part of our Armed Forces operations, from combat missions in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, to their extensive use today in Operation Enduring Freedom. They are invaluable with the war on drugs, homeland security efforts, and domestic and international counterterrorism measures; and
Military dog handlers have trained dogs to be utilized in patrol, explosive detection, sentry, combat tracker, scout, narcotic detection, messenger and specialized search dog missions; an d
The use of military working dogs has saved the lives of tens of thousands of American Soldi ers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines, and has protected assets and citizens here and around th e world ; and
Handlers and their dogs are active on military bases across Georgia, including Moody Air Force Base, Robins Air Force Base, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Fort Benning, Hunter Army Airfield, th e Marine Corps Log istics Base in Albany, and King's Bay Naval Submarine Base; and
The State of Georgia remembers its Vietnam era canine heritage with Fort Gordon serving as the training ground for the Combat Tracker Teams and Fort Benning, home of Scout Dog training, now home to the War Dog memorial honoring all military dog handlers and their dogs; and
Georgi a is proud to recognize and honor the United States Armed Forces Canine Handlers and their dogs, who have given of themselves to ensure our continued freedom, liberty and way of life; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georg ia, do hereby proclaim March 19, 2013, as MILITARY DOG HANDLER DAY in Georgia in honor of America's military working dogs and their handlers and call upon our citizens to recogn ize the outstanding contributions these men, women and the ir dogs have made in the defense of our nation.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 28th day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen.
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