In Memory
07/24/2008 07:49 AM Filed in: Website
Show / Event Forms Added to the Site
We have added a page called
"Event
Forms" to
the site to make it easy for you to register for an
upcoming show or event. Sometimes its difficult to
find all the information so we have consolidated it
into one easy section.
Please always check the Show or Events respective website for date or information changes using the links provided in the "Calendar of Events" page.
Although we try to keep all the information provided current and accurate, O.G. Carolina GSD Club cannot be held responsible for the information provided. It is your responsibility to validate this information. We provide this strictly as a courtesy to our visitors.
Please always check the Show or Events respective website for date or information changes using the links provided in the "Calendar of Events" page.
Although we try to keep all the information provided current and accurate, O.G. Carolina GSD Club cannot be held responsible for the information provided. It is your responsibility to validate this information. We provide this strictly as a courtesy to our visitors.
O.G. Carolina Website Updates
07/21/2008 10:00 AM Filed in: Website
All of the pages on the site
have been updated to a more consistent atheistically pleasing look.
Although subtle we think you should notice a difference. The major
change was the addition of the slideshow to the main screen and the
background image to the calendar of events page. Thanks for having
a look around, we hope you enjoy your visit. Please use our contact
form if you have any suggestions or comments.
O.G. Carolina Calendar of Events
O.G. Carolina is pleased to
announce the addition of "Calendar of Events" to our website. This
page will give you general information for upcoming shows with
links to their respective homepages.
Link: Calendar of Events
Link: Calendar of Events
Four-legged heroes
02/19/2008 07:17 AM Filed in: News
Articles
German shepherd Lex is
awarded commemorative Purple Heart at ceremony
When Dustin Lee died in an explosion in Fallujah, Iraq, his military dog was at his side.
Lex the German shepherd was wounded, too, but refused to leave his 20-year-old Marine handler.
“There are so many heroic war dog stories, I can’t tell them all,” retired Army Master Sgt. John C. Burnam said Saturday during a ceremony to honor handlers like Lee and dogs like Lex.
“Over time, I learned to rely on my dog more than my rifle,” Burnam said.
Lex was in the crowd at the Air Force Air Armament Museum along with Lee’s family, which adopted the dog in late 2007 after a campaign for Lex’s retirement. It was the first time a military dog was allowed to be adopted by its fallen handler’s family.
NICK TOMECEK | Daily News
Rachel Lee embraces Lex, a retired Marine working dog, after he received a commemorative Purple Heart on Saturday at the Air Force Armament Museum. Lee’s son, Marine Cpl. Dustin Lee, was killed and Lex was wounded in Falujah, Iraq, last March. Lex is the first military dog that was allowed to be adopted by a fallen handler’s family.
About a dozen active-duty dogs sat watching as Lex, who still has shrapnel in his back from the March 21, 2007, explosion, was awarded a commemorative Purple Heart.
Lee’s mother Rachel spoke, remembering her son from Stonewall, Miss., who even at the age of 11 knew he was going to serve in the military. Lee believed in himself and in his dog, she said, and adopting Lex has eased some of the family’s pain.
“These feelings have become less tense with Lex in our lives,” she said. “As I touch him and look deep into his big brown eyes, I see and feel Dustin’s smile.”
The ceremony was for all working dogs — German shepherds, Malinois, black Labrador retrievers and others — and their handlers, many of whom have died in the line of duty.
Marine Sgt. Adam Cann, 23, of Davie, Fla., died when he threw himself at a suicide bomber with a vest of explosives strapped to his chest. He saved his fellow Marines and the surrounding crowd. His dog, Bruno, was wounded, but recovered and returned to duty.
Bruno was the one who alerted to the bomber’s presence.
Members of Cann’s family were also at the ceremony and accepted a memorial award to a standing ovation.
Burnam spoke of 100,000 military working dogs throughout history who served as soldiers — sniffing out enemy caches, charging bunkers under fire, pulling sleds, laying wires and dragging their wounded masters to safety.
NICK TOMECEK | Daily News
Dog handlers from law enforcement and the military line up Saturday to honor fallen handlers and their working dogs during a tribute at the Air Force Armament Museum.
He told the story of Stubby, a bull terrier who became the military’s first dog hero in World War I when he captured a German spy hiding in bushes and mapping out American trenches.
Stubby chased the spy, nipping at his ankles and knocking him down before clamping his jaws on his rear end until American soldiers arrived, Burnam said.
Those stories brought laughs from the crowd of more than 100, but the mood was somber and respectful as Rachel Lee accepted her son’s award and Lex had his award draped over his collar.
“At 11 years old, my son Dustin knew he was being called to serve his country,” she said.
“As Dustin always said, ‘No regrets.’ ”
Daily News Staff Writer Andrew Gant can be reached at 863-1111, Ext. 1432.
When Dustin Lee died in an explosion in Fallujah, Iraq, his military dog was at his side.
Lex the German shepherd was wounded, too, but refused to leave his 20-year-old Marine handler.
“There are so many heroic war dog stories, I can’t tell them all,” retired Army Master Sgt. John C. Burnam said Saturday during a ceremony to honor handlers like Lee and dogs like Lex.
“Over time, I learned to rely on my dog more than my rifle,” Burnam said.
Lex was in the crowd at the Air Force Air Armament Museum along with Lee’s family, which adopted the dog in late 2007 after a campaign for Lex’s retirement. It was the first time a military dog was allowed to be adopted by its fallen handler’s family.
NICK TOMECEK | Daily News
Rachel Lee embraces Lex, a retired Marine working dog, after he received a commemorative Purple Heart on Saturday at the Air Force Armament Museum. Lee’s son, Marine Cpl. Dustin Lee, was killed and Lex was wounded in Falujah, Iraq, last March. Lex is the first military dog that was allowed to be adopted by a fallen handler’s family.
About a dozen active-duty dogs sat watching as Lex, who still has shrapnel in his back from the March 21, 2007, explosion, was awarded a commemorative Purple Heart.
Lee’s mother Rachel spoke, remembering her son from Stonewall, Miss., who even at the age of 11 knew he was going to serve in the military. Lee believed in himself and in his dog, she said, and adopting Lex has eased some of the family’s pain.
“These feelings have become less tense with Lex in our lives,” she said. “As I touch him and look deep into his big brown eyes, I see and feel Dustin’s smile.”
The ceremony was for all working dogs — German shepherds, Malinois, black Labrador retrievers and others — and their handlers, many of whom have died in the line of duty.
Marine Sgt. Adam Cann, 23, of Davie, Fla., died when he threw himself at a suicide bomber with a vest of explosives strapped to his chest. He saved his fellow Marines and the surrounding crowd. His dog, Bruno, was wounded, but recovered and returned to duty.
Bruno was the one who alerted to the bomber’s presence.
Members of Cann’s family were also at the ceremony and accepted a memorial award to a standing ovation.
Burnam spoke of 100,000 military working dogs throughout history who served as soldiers — sniffing out enemy caches, charging bunkers under fire, pulling sleds, laying wires and dragging their wounded masters to safety.
NICK TOMECEK | Daily News
Dog handlers from law enforcement and the military line up Saturday to honor fallen handlers and their working dogs during a tribute at the Air Force Armament Museum.
He told the story of Stubby, a bull terrier who became the military’s first dog hero in World War I when he captured a German spy hiding in bushes and mapping out American trenches.
Stubby chased the spy, nipping at his ankles and knocking him down before clamping his jaws on his rear end until American soldiers arrived, Burnam said.
Those stories brought laughs from the crowd of more than 100, but the mood was somber and respectful as Rachel Lee accepted her son’s award and Lex had his award draped over his collar.
“At 11 years old, my son Dustin knew he was being called to serve his country,” she said.
“As Dustin always said, ‘No regrets.’ ”
Daily News Staff Writer Andrew Gant can be reached at 863-1111, Ext. 1432.