Posted on 03/28/2015 11:12:59 AM PDT by nuconvert
War veteran Sarbi dies a hero dog: Army explosive detection warrior gets highest canine military honour
DECORATED canine war hero Sarbi died yesterday after a short battle with brain cancer.
The army explosive detection dog was awarded the highest military honour for canine warriors, the War Dog Operational Medal, as well as the prestigious Purple Cross by the RSPCA for her war-time services.
The 12-year-old newfoundland-labrador retriever cross suffered several seizures in recent weeks and scans detected a tumour in her brain.
Sarbi had spent the past five years as a pet of her army handler Warrant Officer David Simpson and his wife Kira, after her tours of duty.
Sarbi went missing during a life-and-death ambush between the SAS and the enemy Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008 — the first
military working dog to go missing in action.
She was taken prisoner of war by the Taliban who moved her from compound to compound before she was discovered 13 months later by a US Special Forces soldier.
In 2011, Sarbi’s story was told in the book, Saving Private Sarbi, by author Sandra Lee
Hero Canine. Rest in Peace Good Doggy...
Thank you for your service to Queen and country. RIP...
For some reason my tablet just got all blurry...
Never leave a man (or a dog) behind. I bet she didn't disgrace herself before the enemy either.
Should have gotten the POW Medal, too.
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