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John Burnam dished up two combat tours in the Vietnam Warfare (1966, 1968), first as a US Army infantryman and then as a German shepherd scout-dog handler. John quickly discovered the incredible features of getting a dog to find the sight, sensible, and scent of hidden dangers. The dog was far superior to even the most experienced battle soldier at alerting on faraway enemy noises and movement, finding hidden adversary caches of ammunition and items, searching basic camps, and finding camouflaged tunnel entrances. The scout pet dogs' early on silent warnings of ambushes and booby traps kept many lives. John's powerful interest and his enthusiasm to honor America's working-dog groups and their handlers at the highest level had taken him to the halls of Congress in pursuit of a monument. Because of John and the committed initiatives of his fellow workers, the US Navy Working Dog Clubs National Monument was approved, and built at Lackland Air Make Base near San Antonio, Tx, where all of America's armed service dog groups are trained.