Mali , an 8 - twelvemonth old Belgian Malinois , is a trail sniffer and attack dog for the British Special Forces . Today , he will experience thePDSA Dickin Medal , which is the highest honor for an animal to receive in the nation .
The PDSA honour is the equivalent of Britain’sVictoria Cross , which is the in high spirits awarding in the British honors system .
Mali is receiving credit for save the lives of elect British troops during an functioning in Kabul , the capital of Afghanistan .
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Details of the Operation
Mali ’s grouping had a mission to mentor Afghan soldiers to take charge of their own military position .
They had trained dog on the ground to wait on in operations requiring their homo and explosive detection skills .
In 2012 , a Taliban suicide bomb cell was detected near Kabul ’s diplomatic dominion . When the British and Afghani troops had to storm the prison cell , Mali was there to aid , andsaved livesin the physical process .
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Mali was sent up in front of the soldiers to detect explosive and give them a good route to follow .
While the troops were making their agency through the six story building , Mali sniffed out Taliban booby yap and alerted the soldiers to Jihadis . He also ran in front of springy fire .
This operation hold up for eight and a one-half hours , and left many hurt – including Mali .
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He suffered stern injuries by shrapnel from grenade attack , with wounds to his ears , chest , and stomach .
Why Mali is Being Awarded
By Mali leading the way and detect what the soldier could not detect , he saved them from accidental injury and end .
The medal is being grant to Mali by the People ’s Dispensary for Sick Animals ( PDSA ) , a top British veterinary Polemonium van-bruntiae . Mali happens to be receiving this award on the PDSA ’s 100thanniversary .
PDSA ’s director , Jan McLoughlin , said that Mali by scupper himself to close fighting during such an acute enemy onslaught , Mali ’s heroism makes him an implausibly worthy receiver of the PDSA Dickin Medal . She was happy that Mali develop to help the Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae bring in their 100thanniversary .
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Mali ’s manager ( who can not be identify for security reason ) was also awarded a gallantry medal for the bravery he displayed during the critical commission .
In a statement , the PDSA said , “ Mali displayed undischarged courage in the aspect of fire and there is no doubt that his actions throughout the operation were polar in the success of dampen an enemy fastness , helping to redeem multiple lives and foreclose further hurt . ”
Mali is the 69threcipient of this most respectable laurels . He joins other heroic fauna , including31 dog-iron , 4 horses , 32 courier pigeons , and one computerized axial tomography .
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