"A British Army dog killed alongside her handler in Afghanistan is to be honoured with what is called the highest military award for an animal.
Sasha, a four-year-old yellow Labrador who was trained to hunt out explosives, is credited with saving the lives of scores of soldiers and civilians.
She will be awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal, which the charity says is the animal version of the Victoria Cross.
She died alongside L/Cpl Kenneth Rowe in a Taliban attack in 2008.
....Sasha is the 65th animal to be awarded the medal since it was launched in 1943."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27186205
Explanation of what the Dickin Medal is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal
People often forget that animals often die alongside humans in war.
Mike.
