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feature - War Dog letter

Letter Part 1

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This memo details plans for the procurement and training of dogs for the armed forces. This is a document from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 2

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Notes for dog organization. This is a document from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 3

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Training notes for the use of dogs in combat. This is a document from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 4

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Training notes for the use of dogs in combat. This is a document from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 5

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Memorandum about the training of dogs for assault for the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. States that Japanese-Americans would be used as 'bait' for the dogs. This is a document from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 6

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Image from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Letter Part 7

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Image from the declassified Cat Island files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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