(9 Sep 2024)
POLAND MILITARY DOGS HONOUR
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland – 6 September 2024
1. Various of ceremony, Chief of General Staff of Polish Army, Wieslaw Kukula awarding military ranks to dogs
2.SOUNDBITE (Polish) Captain Dominik Plaza, Press officer of the 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment:
"Military ranks are simply symbolism. Symbolism so that, maybe not the animal itself, but so that we too are aware that such a dog is almost a member of the armed forces. That it is not just a tool for detecting explosives, but it is a living being."
3. Various of military ceremony, dogs among soldiers on the parade ground
4. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Senior Corporal Tomasz Gnys, handler for Emi, Belgian Malinois, 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment:
"This is an expression of our gratitude as guides to our four-legged companions who accompany us in our daily work and we also take them home after hours."
5. Dutch Shepherd named Einar with military rank of a private on his neck
6. Close up of patch with the "K9" symbol, the military rank of a private, on the dog’s collar
7. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Lance Corporal Daniel Kesicki, handler for Eliot, a Belgian Malinois, 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment:
"Eliot is very obedient and is a young dog. We recently completed a five-month initial course. In fact, the dog can already do a lot after the beginning course alone, and we still have a few more years of service ahead of us."
8. Various of Kesicki training Eliot
9. Close of K-9 private patch on dog’s collar
10. Eliot with the patch of a private on his neck
11. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Staff Sergeant Michal Mlynarczyk, handler of Kobalt, a German Shepherd, 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment:
"All of the work the dog does, is done for me. There is attachment. In general the dogs are members of our families. We take them home after work, after service, and there they are treated as a family member. So it’s based on the bond between us. It’s a bond, it’s a friendship."
12. Various of dogs at a show of agility and obedience, searching for explosives
13. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Captain Dominik Plaza, Press officer of the 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment:
"Soldiers do not salute dogs. The service dog is not bound by the regulations as soldiers are, so we will not salute a dog, of course not. The handler will always be of a higher rank than his dog. It is simply impossible for a service dog to have a higher rank than his handler."
14. Various of soldier playing with Dutch Shepherd, Einar
15. Various of dogs and handlers
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LEADIN:
Dogs in the Polish military have been awarded the rank of private at a ceremony in Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki.
The animals are primarily used for detecting explosives.
STORYLINE:
Standing with their handlers, these four-legged friends are being honoured for their service.
They are working dogs in the Polish army and are receiving military ranks.
These are awarded by no less than the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army himself, General Wieslaw Kukula.
Dogs Einar, Eliot, Enzo and Emi are primarily used to detect explosives, a job valued for its essential role in protecting human life.
"Military ranks are simply symbolism. Symbolism so that, maybe not the animal itself, but so that we too are aware that such a dog is almost a member of the armed forces. That it is not just a tool for detecting explosives, but it is a living being," says Captain Dominik Plaza, Press officer of the 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment.
The dogs are part of the 2nd Masovian Engineer Regiment.
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