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LEO & Rex

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of LEO into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. LEO is a golden retriever who was donated to our program by AB Goldens. LEO is named by BAE Systems, Inc and is short for ‘Low Earth Orbit’. “BAE Systems values Semper K9’s mission and continued support to…

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Timothy & Robert

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Timothy into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Timothy is a Shepadoodle and named in memory of LTG Timothy J. ‘Tim’ Maude, United States Army. Timothy Joseph “Tim” Maude (November 18, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Army officer who was killed in the September 11 attacks at The Pentagon.…

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Ace

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Ace into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Ace is a Golden Retriever donated by Helen Findlay of Providence Farms in Rixeyville, Virginia. Ace is named in memory of Major Dick “Ace of Aces” Bong, United States Air Force.   Before the fictional Top Gun movie…

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Ziggy

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Ziggy into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Ziggy is a Golden Retriever donated by Helen Findlay of Providence Farms in Rixeyville, Virginia. Ziggy is named in memory of Lt. Glenn Daubert Ziegler, US Navy. The following information has been collected from news releases & memorial…

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Attie

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Attie into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Attie is a Labrador Retriever donated by Cindy & Steve Wine of Tennessee. Attie is named in memory of Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell, USMC. Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell, USMC, 27, Yuma, AZ., was killed in action on Friday,…

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Jennings & Mike

  Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Jennings into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Jennings is a Shepadoodle donated by the Manley Family. Jennings is named in honor of Robert Meredith Jennings, Jr., USMC. Born September 18, 1930, to Edith and Robert ‘Bob’ M. Jennings, Sr., Jennings grew up in the…

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Thunder

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Thunder into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Thunder is a German Shepherd donated to our program by the Morgan Family. Thunder is named in memory of Col. Ralph C. Balcom, United States Air Force. Ralph Carol Balcom was born on December 24, 1933, in Seattle,…

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Trip

Semper K9 is proud to accept Trip into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Trip is a Labrador Retriever donate to our program by Beer Dog Retrievers. Trip is named in memory of all US Servicemembers who fought in the First Barbary War in Tripoli. First Barbary War, also called Tripolitan War, (1801–05), conflict between the United…

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Riley

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Riley into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Riley is a German Shepherd named in memory of Lance Corporal Riley Kuznia. Semper K9’s Riley was generously donated by Lance Corporal Kuznia’s mother, Markelle Kuznia, and is the offspring of his beloved dog, Molly. Riley Stephen Kuznia…

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