On Thu, 28 Nov 1996 Tipov@aol.com wrote: back in the fifty's my dog , a doberman pinscher (peppy) returned home from korea. he had a terrible scar on his head from being wounded. he was able to make the transistion from soldier to child caregiver very well and i adored him. no one could even raise their voice to me as he made sure i was protected and he also kept me from doing anything i was not allowed to do. there was a sgt. who rented a room from us and he asked me if he could take peppy on bivouac for a week. i let him go and when he returned, the base (fort ord) had a thanksgiving dinner and put on a show of manuvers and let everyone see what a dog soldier had meant to the war effort. i was just a child but that demonstration of what he could do changed my life. i had always taught all my animals obedience and tricks but after i saw what he could realy do i started training dogs for the physically challenged. i never knew who his handler was in korea but i would like to thank him for the love and care he gave my dog. i am sure there are other people who had dogs that served in the military or handled dogs in the military and have great story's about them that maybe they would like to share. thank you for letting me share part of mine. tipov@aol.com my name is starline.
On Mon, 12 May 1997 Updated 13 Oct 2002 granger@phonewave.net wrote: The 26th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon served in the Korean War from May 1951 until 1954. They provided support for a number of different units. They were awarded a unit citation, and numerous individual medals. We are looking forward to locating more members of the 26th. Any information that you have on the 26th would be appreciated. If you are compiling history. I would be happy to share the information that we have. Sincerely, Sandra (nee:Fickbohm) Granger 1225 Sheckler Cut-off Fallon, NV 89406
From: Lisa Steeneck-McKee Email address on Friday, January 16, 1998 at 22:52:34 fax: 2539428671 datein: 1951 dateout: 1952 comments: I was very excited to find this information on my first venture on the internet. I would like to hear more from people who served with my father, Sgt. Alvin L. Steeneck. My father was very proud to be a member of this unit. He was able to attend a couple of reunions and I know this gave him a lot of joy and meaning in his last years. My mother and father considered fellow members as family and felt very welcome and loved by those they met. Thank you all for your support over the last year. My family is very proud of him and would very much like to continue this association. Please write with little anecdotes or memories of times with my father overseas and at the reunions.