Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog is comforted by fellow Marines following a memorial service for his handler Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe April 22, 2012 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Tarwoe was killed in combat operations April 12, 2012 and became Yeager's handler in July 2011.

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Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog is comforted by fellow Marines following a memorial service for his handler Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe April 22, 2012 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Tarwoe was killed in combat operations April 12, 2012 and became Yeager's handler in July 2011. Combat dogs and their handlers are teamed for life and are fiercely loyal to each other.

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Size: 5000px × 3500px
Location: Helmand, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © US Marines Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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