Quotes
from Ms. Carroll’s 7th Grade
Social Studies Class Chester, New Hampshire.
“The dogs that fought in the
war helped the soldiers. I think
they deserve the honor of a
memorial because the dogs saved lives…The dogs should get the honor they
deserve so a memorial should be put up in Washington D.C.”
Sabrina Rose
Gilman
“I was personally offended when I
heard the statement…’Dogs were incidental.
It is not appropriate to have a monument to a dog in a place that men
and women are honored.’ If the
dogs were not involved in the war the United States would have many more names
on the memorials. So I feel it is
more than appropriate for us to celebrate the true heroism in the dogs.”
Rachel Rindone
“I think you should respect
the role that they played in the Vietnam War.
They deserve a memorial for the same reason that all other soldiers do. They saved many people.”
Jared
Arsenault
“The army deserted them and
treated them like equipment. These
dogs saved many platoons and they were trained just like men and women and
went through the same disasters as soldiers.
They deserved better.”
Joseph
L. Balestra
“I think it is very important
to celebrate the War Dogs because they risked their lives to protect the men
of this country. They
should be honored like any other veteran.
They may have been treated like a dog but they acted and protected just
like a human maybe even better than a human.”
Rick
Misserville
“These dogs deserve to be
honored and in a place where men and women are honored, and a great place for
the memorial is Washington D.C. I
hope you will reconsider.
Maureen
Cox
“I was outraged to hear that
you refused a War Dogs memorial…you also stated that ‘it was inappropriate
to have a memorial for dogs in a place where men and women are honored.’
A lot of those men being honored wouldn’t be around today if it
wasn’t for one of those dogs…the dogs are not incidental. Your statement is false, and your way of thinking is false!
But, you know what? Don’t
bother! They will rise up, and put a memorial in every state
possible, to show honor for these dogs.”
Emily
Marie Hooper
”When I was watching the movie
about the war dogs I realized that the dogs deserved to be honored just as
much as the soldiers did. I think
that they should put a memorial near the other memorials from the Vietnam
War.”
Courtney Sweet
“I think the politicians should wake
up and realize that if it weren’t for these dogs, hundreds, even thousands
of soldiers would have died.”
No Name Given
“In the movie the dogs showed
comfort to their owners. They
were there for them when the soldiers were all alone.
The soldiers had no way to know if the enemy was close or not.
So I believe that there should be a monument in D.C. where so many
people visit. Without the dogs
soldiers would have died.”
Jessica Fogg
“I am aware that the monument for
the War Dogs was rejected. You
put up monuments for the soldiers but why not for the dogs?
The dogs were soldiers. They
saved people’s lives. They
should be remembered.”
Shakira Dragg
“When we found out the memorial in
Washington had been denied the chance because the dogs were ‘incidental’
and that ‘the dogs should not be honored in a place where men and women are
honored.” Well, what are class
had to say is ‘that’s not fair.’ Those
dogs deserve to be honored as much as the men and women who fought in the
war.”
Ali Paplaskas
“If not for dogs, half of the men
wouldn’t have come back to America. My
classmates and I know that the statement (about dogs being incidental) is
false.”
Dana Trottier
“We all think the war dogs should
have a memorial in Washington D.C., because if it wasn’t for those dogs a
lot of people would have died. A
lot of people visit Washington D.C., so that’s why the memorial should be
there…It was not right to call the dogs equipment because they did a lot and
they deserve a memorial in their honor.”
Bobby Murphy
“We would appreciate it if you would
reconsider putting up a monument in honor of the dogs to be placed in
Washington D.C.”
Ashley Gifford
“As I understand the War Dogs were
looked upon as tools for the government.
This deeply saddens me to know the War Dogs of this country are not
being paid the respect that they truly deserve.
These dogs were not just a tool. They
were everything to the men fighting for our country.”
Mary Orfao
“I also think that there should be a
memorial. We want the dogs to be
remembered. If you ever lost
someone you loved so much you would want them remembered.”
John Sciaudone
"I think that the war-dogs should
have a memorial in Washington D.C. If
it weren’t for them lots more people would have died.
They are heroes just like all of the other veterans. They deserve just as much recognition, respect, and fame as
all of the human veterans."
Jozsef Mosonyi
“When I was little I remember seeing
or hearing things about the war in Vietnam and how the men fought and were
killed during battle and were later honored and got memorials, but they never
said anything about their trustful, loyal and friendly companions and I’m
not talking about other humans, I’m talking about their dogs.”
James Hernandez
“I think the dogs should have been
taken back to the states not just left to starve in Vietnam…All I have to
say is that dogs are not equipment.”
Erich Perry
“It is sad to see them (dogs) going
into war, but I think it is a good idea.
Their senses have lead soldiers to traps, to bombs and many other
weapons. Without them we might not have survived the Vietnam war as
well as the American soldiers did.
If I had the power to change something I
would. I would change how dogs
can’t go home after they have served in the war.”
Leslie Moore
“It was sad at the end of the movie
because the dogs could never go to a home…they couldn’t go home because
the government was afraid they would carry diseases into the country.
So they were either sent for other work or they were shot or left out
to starve and die. The only
people who remembered these brave heroes were the soldiers who were saved by
them.”
Rebecca Ames
“I think it’s so sad on what
happened in the movie, I cried just watching it.
I can’t imagine how they must feel leaving their dogs behind.
They loved their dogs so much. They
went through thick and thin to save them and the dogs did the same for the
humans.”
Mathew Prang
"The handlers did not want to
leave them, but the American army said they were just equipment and they would
be treated like equipment. So
they were left to starve, to be killed or be sent to a place that would eat
dogs. All the dogs risked their
lives for the people and for us and those are the real heroes of today,
tomorrow and always.”
Savannah Dickson
“These dogs were so brave that they
didn’t care what happened to them. They
laid down their lives for our country and saved many of our men. These dogs are heroes and should have been treated like it.
Heroes should not be abandoned…I hope if we ever use dogs in the war
again that our government will be ethical and intelligent enough to bring our
hero dogs home.”
Shanai Lechtenberg
“It is like nobody cares about if a
dog lives or dies, only the handler cares.”
Tommy Chin
“If I were the government, I would
have had the vet come and look each and every one of them for disease.
And if there wasn’t a disease in a dog I would have sent them back to
the people they loved. That way
everyone doesn’t have to worry about broken hearts.”
Kimberly Erickson
“I do not think what happened to the
dogs in the end is fair. The
military called the dogs ‘equipment.’
Dogs shouldn’t be specified as equipment, dogs are just like soldiers
only they’re better in some aspects. Thousands
of war dogs as well as soldiers gave their lives so that we can be the country
we are today…freedom cost countless amounts of blood, tears, memories,
friends and family. We all take
freedom for granted and that’s not right.”
Jim Gudger
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