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Category: Dog Days of August

Black and white photograph of a woman in uniform, sitting in a chair and petting a small black dog beside her.

Dog Days of August: Dogs of War

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

The second entry in a month-long series on the Dog Days of August, highlighting American Folklife Center collections items featuring "man's best friend," this post presents the story of war dog Lucky, who served with the United States Marine Corps in WWII, alongside photographs of other dogs found in collections in the Veterans History Project.