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Four blurred-out Marines aim their rifles toward the sky. In focus in the background, a black dog looks on as several more Marines salute.

Sgt. Yeager

Sgt. Yeager, an explosives detection dog, looks on as a Marine Corps firing detail fires a three-volley salute during an April 22, 2012, memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe. Tarwoe was a dog handler and mortarman who died in Afghanistan during combat operations.

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Credit: Marine Corps Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez VIRIN: 120422-M-PH863-006.JPG