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- [Narrator] The 904th
Military Working Dog

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Police Detachment hosted
a retirement ceremony

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at the War Dog Memorial for two

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of their own military working dogs.

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Max, a 10-year veteran Belgian Malinois

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and Grisha, another Belgian Malinois

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served four years at Fort
Benning and were recognized

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for their outstanding service
to the police detachment.

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They were officially discharged
from active duty service

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and will transition to
the civilian world to live

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with their new families.

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- For they are credited
with saving countless lives

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of deployed soldiers and personnel

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in dangerous combat areas
to keeping thousands

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of personnel, families
and communities safe.

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These MWDs are truly
remarkable and most deserving

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of retiring to wonderful families eager

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to share their loving homes.

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(audience applauding)

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- [Narrator] Both canines were recognized

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for their active duty service

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and were presented an
army commendation medal.

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Max participated in
three combat deployments

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in Iraq and Afghanistan
throughout his 10 years of service

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and in Grisha's four years of service,

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he performed VIP sweeps for the President

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of the United States, vice
president of the United States

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and Secretary of the United States Army.

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After fulfilling their duties,

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the 904th started the process

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of finding them the perfect home.

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- The process to adopt a
military working dog is the vet

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will deem the dog suitable for adoption,

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we then will offer the dog
to the current handler.

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If the current handler
is unable to take the dog

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then anybody else at
the kennels is available

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that would like to adopt
the dog we'll offer to them.

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At that point if we still
don't have somebody to adopt,

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we get probably you know four
to five phone calls a week

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from people wondering if
we have dogs to adopt out.

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So there's plenty of people
in the civilian community

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that are looking to give these dogs

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a good home after their military service.

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- [Narrator] Max has been
adopted by Sergeant First Class,

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Timothy Roy and his wife
while Grisha is preparing

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to transfer Northwest to
be with his former handler

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in the State of Washington.

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These military working dogs
have finished their time

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at Fort Benning and will
be able to settle down

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for a well-earned retirement.

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Adam Tucker, Fort Benning, Georgia.