Life with Suzie, a reliable working girl
K-9 Soldiers: Vietnam and after.

By Paul B. Morgan. Hellgate Press. 190pp, $38.50.

Reviewer: Pte Simone Heyer

When books with slightly different views of the military and various wars are published, they are refreshing; both to read and to review so that others will read them.

One such book is K9 Soldiers: Vietnam and after and it fits the different view bill.

K9 Soldiers’ main characters are man’s best friends and their heroic exploits.

What would be better than taking your best friend on deployment overseas with you?

Dog handlers are lucky enough to have a constant companion with extra-honed senses to keep a look out for them.

Paul Morgan tells the story of his service in Vietnam, then back in the US with his security agency, and the dogs that were part of his life.

Despite being an airborne soldier, his paths brought him to a priest who introduced him to Suzie.

She was a German shepherd who was the outcome of a trade of a .38 calibre pistol and silver rosary beads.

Suzie remained Morgan’s companion through Vietnam and started his interest in working dogs and their capabilities.

K9 Soldiers is well-worth the read.

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