War Dogs
Follow the incredible story of the U.S. Marine war dog platoons of World War II when Marine commanders were willing to try anything, including using dogs to sniff out the hidden enemy. But nobody anticipated just how effective they would be against the enemy and how important they would become to their handlers--Military Channel
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1900 - Marines landed at Taku, China, to establish Legation Guard at Peking.
Related Article: The Marines In China By LtCol C. H. Metcalf Marine Corps Gazette (Sept 1938)








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