Caption: Capt. H. S. Dodd, commanding detachment of military police, engages in the euthanasia of wounded horses near Courbon, France during World War 1. The photograph was taken on July 20, 1918, by Pvt. J. E. Gibbon of the Signal Corps. This image is part of a collection documenting American military activities during the war. It is labeled as "SUBIECT 17461" and was held by the censor for official use only.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
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