War Horse, the movie and the stage production, celebrated the sacrifice that horses made to the Allied war effort in the First World War. The moving monument in London, England, Animals in War, that was unveiled in 2004 also pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of horses, mules, dogs and every other animal who served in wartime. As one of the inscriptions reads, “They had no choice.”

Animals are still being honoured today for wars past and present, as these two stories illustrate.

This year’s National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame’s Sergeant Reckless Award is being given to Lucca K458, USMC, a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix.

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