20+ emotional vintage photos capture the moments of soldiers and their lovable pets in war
Military animals are domesticated animals used in warfare and other combat-related activities. As working animals, different military animals fulfill different functions.
Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals were used for both transportation and mounted attacks. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage. Many other animals were reportedly used in various specialized military roles, including rats and pigs. Dogs have long been used for a variety of military purposes, more recently primarily for guarding and bomb detection. They are actively used today alongside dolphins and sea lions. Below are some emotional photos capturing the moments of soldiers and their lovable pets in war.
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| A soldier of the 7th U.S. Marine Regiment carries a rescued puppy in his pocket, Da Nang, Vietnam, 1968 |
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| A soldier sleeps with a dog, Okinawa, 1945 |
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| A small puppy sleeps comfortably between Russian soldiers, 1945 |
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| An American soldier bathes a relaxed puppy, Tunisia, 1943 |
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| An American soldier with a boy, 1942 |
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| Captain D. Michelson with a turtle |
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| Dog with a Marine in a trench, Saipan, 1944 |
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| Donkey riding on the back of a World War II soldier |
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| Finnish soldier plays with kitten |
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| German soldier feeding a puppy, 1915 |
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| German soldier with dog and message in World War II |
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| Soldier pets a kitten |
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| Soldier feeds kittens |
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| Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the Battle of Saipan, 1944 |
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| Vietnam War soldier and his dog |
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| Watch over a sleeping soldier, World War II |
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| A wounded soldier waits with a stray dog at the Allied bridgehead in France for transport to a hospital in England, 1944 |
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| Young soldier holds a small piggy with a lid in London during World War II |
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| A Canadian soldier bathes his dog, February 1918 |
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| A soldier interacting with his dog during the Battle of Khe Sahn, 1968 |
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