AN army dog who died just hours after his Scottish handler was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan has been awarded the animal version of the Victoria Cross at a ceremony in London.
AN army dog who died just hours after his Scottish handler was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan has been awarded the animal version of the Victoria Cross at a ceremony in London.
BEST MATES: Lance Corporal Liam Tasker and his Springer spaniel Theo in action in Afghanistan.
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Jody Harrison
Theo, a bomb-detecting sniffer dog, was posthumously given the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal in recognition of his "gallantry and devotion to duty" while serving with Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, from Tayport, Fife.
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