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Milla · 07-05-2007, 09:33 PM

[quote="mr.miyagi":0665f]Just wanted to post this...Remember George the terrier who died defending those children, well he was awarded 2 medals. It brought a smile to my face tonight

George, the nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier who defended a group of children from being attacked from two pitbulls, will receive a posthumous medal for bravery from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The award will be the second for George, after American Jerrell Hudman said he was sending his Purple Heart medal awarded during from the Vietnam War to New Zealand to honour the bravery of the terrier.

The recognition comes after two pitbulls rushed at five children walking to a dairy in the Taranaki town of Manaia, last month.
The children, accompanied by George, were threatened by the pitbulls which were aiming for a four-year-old boy.

George was later put down because of his injuries and the pitbulls which attacked George were destroyed.

[img]http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9529/293616zo4.jpg[/img]

"George was a very brave little dog, who almost certainly prevented severe injury, if not death, to at least one of the children."

Final salute to George from myself. Hero dog.[/quote:0665f]

thats awesome, i remember some old Marine from here mailed his purple heart (or silver star) one of the 2, to the Georges family for him.

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Milla is Offline Major General Posts: 14,130 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA	07-05-2007, 09:33 PM [quote="mr.miyagi":0665f]Just wanted to post this...Remember George the terrier who died defending those children, well he was awarded 2 medals. It brought a smile to my face tonight George, the nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier who defended a group of children from being attacked from two pitbulls, will receive a posthumous medal for bravery from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The award will be the second for George, after American Jerrell Hudman said he was sending his Purple Heart medal awarded during from the Vietnam War to New Zealand to honour the bravery of the terrier. The recognition comes after two pitbulls rushed at five children walking to a dairy in the Taranaki town of Manaia, last month. The children, accompanied by George, were threatened by the pitbulls which were aiming for a four-year-old boy. George was later put down because of his injuries and the pitbulls which attacked George were destroyed. [img]http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9529/293616zo4.jpg[/img] "George was a very brave little dog, who almost certainly prevented severe injury, if not death, to at least one of the children." Final salute to George from myself. Hero dog.[/quote:0665f] thats awesome, i remember some old Marine from here mailed his purple heart (or silver star) one of the 2, to the Georges family for him.