Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Dog soldier


Related Topics

In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Santana: War Chief of the Mescalero Apache. Sharing the Gift of Lakota Song
Dog Soldier Press was founded in October 1999 by me, John Pruit, as the vehicle under whose imprint to publish Santana, War Chief of the Mescalero Apache, a historical manuscript edited and made ready for publication by my father, A R Pruit.
Following their namesake’s model, dog soldiers prepared for battle by tying one end of a 10-15 foot length of rawhide to one ankle and tying the other end to a stake which was driven in the ground.
Dog Soldier Press was founded to focus the light of public attention on the accomplishments of people who by their actions have demonstrated that, live or die, they have chosen to take a stand and commit themselves to a greater good.
www.dogsoldierpress.com /about.html   (916 words)

  
 Dog is Soldier's Best Friend?
Stray dogs in Bosnia seem to have adopted the American soldiers, escorting troops through the streets of Srebrenica, checking out the alleys and protecting the Boys from unseen dangers.
It is a well-known tradition for the dogs to station themselves at the feet of the American soldiers, remaining ever-alert and growling or snapping at any suspicious approaching strangers.
"Tripod", the three-legged dog, not only remained grateful and faithful to the soldier to her dying day, but apparently she enlisted all of her offspring to carry on the tradition likewise.
www.dogsinthenews.com /issues/0104/articles/010415b.htm   (251 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Military (Notch for the Faint Hearted)
I have been told that when a soldier is killed in a circumstance that will prevent the immediate retrieval of remains, the soldier's dog tags are wedged between his two front upper and lower teeth to insure later identification, and that the dog tags will be less easily separated from the body.
Dog tags are issued by the military for the purpose of tracking the identities of their wearers, either to identify the remains of those who have died or to put names and medical histories to those who have been grieviously injured and rendered unable to provide that information for themselves.
He said that if a soldier was killed in the field, his surviving comrade was to take one of the dog tags, break it in half, and close the dead soldier's jaw firmly over one of the halves it to keep in in place for identification purposes in case the body was found.
www.snopes.com /military/notch.asp   (1120 words)

  
 Cheyenne Dog Soldiers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The ascension of the Dog Soldiers marked a breakdown of the separation between the civil and military elements of Cheyenne society.
The Dog Soldiers attracted all those who were unequivocally hostile to the "encroachments" and who chose war as the means to repulse this invasion of Indian country.
Dog Soldiers roamed east of the other Cheyenne bands, residing near the headwaters of the Republican and Smoky Hill between the Platte and Arkansas Rivers.
members.fortunecity.com /gwolf2/dogsoldier2.html   (1666 words)

  
 Dog soldier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the late 1860s, the Dog Soldiers were crucial in Cheyenne resistance to American expansion.
Led by war hero Roman Nose, the Dog Soldiers refused to sign treaties that limited their hunting grounds and restricted them to a reservation south of the Arkansas River.
They attempted to hold their traditional lands at Smoky Hill, but the campaigns of General Philip Sheridan foiled these efforts; most notably, after the Battle of Beecher's Island, many Dog Soldiers were forced to retreat south of the Arkansas River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dog_soldier   (271 words)

  
 about
Dog Soldiers is committed to offering young people and collectors a series of action figures that are based on extensive historical research anddaccurately represent often-misunderstood historical warriors, particularly American Indian soldiers.
Dog Soldiers' figures are intended to counter the stereotypes and inaccurate representations of American Indians that have appeared in popular culture, particularly films and television.
Dog Soldiers, the action figure company, takes the name with a commitment to bring back some of the original distinction to the name and honor the extraordinary fighting men who proudly wore the name, Dog Soldier.
www.dogsoldiersfigures.com /about_001.htm   (651 words)

  
 Cheyenne Dog Soldiers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Significantly, the Dog Soldiers displayed what Cheyenne considered to be the ultimate expression of their manhood and tribal identity.
The Dog Soldiers had transcended their original responsibility and duty as a soldier society and risen to a position of military and political dominance among the the Cheyenne people.
When a Dog Soldier was staked to the ground in order to cover the retreat of his companions, he was required to remain there even if death was the consequence.
members.fortunecity.com /gwolf2/dogsoldier.html   (1834 words)

  
 Cheyenne Dog Soldiers
The rise of the Dog Soldiers demonstrated the dynamics of change among the Cheyenne and their ability to respond to a national crisis.
On September 17, 1868, Roman Nose was killed while riding with Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors in an assault on a party of civilian scouts besieged on a small island in the Arickaree branch of the Republican River in eastern Colorado.
Dog Soldiers also raided the frontier in response to an attack by Maj. Eugene A. Carr and seven troops of the Fifth Cavalry (led by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody) against a Dog Soldier hunting camp on the Republican River in May of 1869.
www.manataka.org /page164.html   (5685 words)

  
 Calamity: A Dog Soldier of the 28th Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Thomas N. Stevens was riding by the barrack just at daylight the dog ran out and barked at the horse and the Capt was nearly thrown from the saddle, he drew his revolver and fired three shots at the dog and two of them wounded him.
As the dog was quite a favorite in the Regiment word of his being wounded soon spread and Col E. Gray commanding the Regt named him Calamity.
The dog became very useful in the Regt and would go out with the forage train and often catch a hog by the ear and held it until the Soldiers could kill it as they were not allowed to shoot at it.
www.28thwisconsin.com /campfire/calamity.html   (261 words)

  
 TURTLE TRACKS ~ ISSUE 83 ~ THE CHEYENNE DOG SOLDIER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
One of these warrior societies, known as the Dog Soldiers, rose in power to become the most powerful of all, and became the dominant police and military force of the Cheyenne.
The Dog Soldiers were known for their harsh punishment of criminals as well as their ferocity in battle.
Among the Dog Soldiers were a select group who wore a rope around their necks, at the end of which was a stake.
www.turtle-tracks.org /issue83/i83_16.html   (378 words)

  
 A dog of war comes home: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
She is one of dozens of Iraqi dogs brought to the United States by smitten troops, continuing a long tradition of soldiers adopting their wartime mascots.
Soldiers in war have always formed strong bonds with animals, from the original Rin Tin Tin, a German shepherd puppy rescued by an American soldier during World War I, to the scout dogs who alerted grunts to danger in the jungles of Vietnam.
McLuskey, the hospital's manager, said soldiers bring in at least one pet a week to send to the U.S. It can be expensive, but she said the relationship between troops and their animals is often profound.
www.sun-sentinel.com /news/nationworld/chi-0404230216apr23,0,1246308.story?coll=sfla-newsnation-front   (1273 words)

  
 Cheyenne Visions II -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is a photograph of a Dog Soldier sash laid on top of a muslin painting that depicts a Cheyenne Dog Soldier wearing such a sash in battle.
The Dog Soldiers were the most elite Cheyenne military society.
George Bent was a Cheyenne Dog Soldier and the son of William Bent, a white trader, and Owl Woman, a Southern Cheyenne.
www.denverartmuseum.org /cheyennevisions2/cvii_dogsoldiersash.htm   (501 words)

  
 Phillip Dog Soldier Acquitted
WINNER — Phillip Dog Soldier was acquitted on July 12, on two counts of second-degree manslaughter stemming from the deaths of his niece’s two children in a house fire on September 4, 2000.
Dog Soldier, 51, of Wood, was asleep upstairs in the home they shared when the fire broke out.
Dog Soldier had been unable to speak with an attorney prior to the interrogations, and no attorney was present throughout the questioning.
www.dlncoalition.org /dln_coalition/phillip_dogsoldier_acquitted.htm   (1817 words)

  
 Dog Soldier - Southern Rock Cover Band - HISTORY
Dog Soldier was born in 1988 as a classic “cover band”.
One of the most peculiarity of Dog Soldier is having father and son together in the band, ("Brak" is father of igor), as proof that Music drawn up people and generations.
We noticed that the audience loves this kind of sound, where the joyfulness of country music melts into the energy of good old hard rock and the passion of the blues, exciting feelings that range from “heavy” to “soft”.
spazioweb.inwind.it /dogsoldier/engbio.htm   (281 words)

  
 Print Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The dog has been missing since it dug its way out of their San Marcos yard on Feb. 9.
The dog is striking not only for his appearance.
The next most important thing in his life is his dog and then his wife and I know that.
www.sanmarcosrecord.com /articles/2005/02/20/news/news2.prt   (764 words)

  
 Girl's report helps bring soldier's dog tags home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He was born in Valley Station, a suburb of Louisville, and was 19 when he and eight other soldiers were shot out of their helicopter by a mortar.
With a little bargaining, she was able to return home with 2,500 dog tags, 469 of which have been returned.
Hansen found Stout's dog tags less than 20 miles from the village where he was killed, David Ralph said.
www.messenger-inquirer.com /news/kentucky/8235996.htm   (643 words)

  
 Soldier Thrashes Dog, People Thrash Soldier
A witness Priya Srivastava reports that upon confronting the soldier, he told her "the Colonel had instructed him to break the bones of all stray dogs in the colony."
Enraged Noida residents had both the soldier and Colonel Sitaram arrested by Sector 20 Police, who charged the culprits with serious violations of the Indian Penal Code of 1860.
There are a dozen dogs who keep sitting on the staircases of the area's flats.
www.dogsinthenews.com /issues/0104/articles/010404a.htm   (307 words)

  
 Dog Soldier's Apache   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is one of the three Native American offerings from Dog Soldiers.
The worst thing about ANY of the Dog Soldier's Native American line is trying to choose the best...they are all so excellently done, it is impossible.
Dog Soldiers has chosen a perfect white cotton cloth material to make his undershirt, leggings, and breechcloth from.
mikonos.globat.com /~joeworld-online.com/news/publish/printer_77.shtml   (426 words)

  
 Bookslut | Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice on the Kansas Indian War
Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice on the Kansas Indian War
Through extensive research in the National Archives, author Jeff Broome pieces together the story of this pioneer woman and her capture by Dog Soldiers, the warrior society of the Cheyenne Tribe.
During a raid that ended in the murder of two of her sons and her daughter, the pregnant woman was abducted and taken to Colorado.
www.bookslut.com /nonfiction/2005_02_004373.php   (472 words)

  
 MP3: Dog Face Soldier, US Army song, Marching Music, US Army Band and Chorus, restored from a vinyl LP by LP2CD
As a young soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) in the mid 70s, this was the theme song for the division.
Dog Face Soldier is the official song of the 3rd division.
The Dog Faced Soldier Song was written for the 3rd Infantry Division and is sung every morning by the 18,000 division soldiers before PT at 0630.
lp2cd.com /time/30/30007.htm   (1973 words)

  
 Lillegard bronze sculpture of Cheyenne Dog Soldier.
Among them were military police societies who kept individual or small groups of young warriors from doing things that weren't allowed by the tribe, such as attempting to attain individual glory by going on raids or hunting buffalo on their own, causing the herd to run away.
Eventually there were six of these societies: the Kit-Fox Men (Woksihitaneo); Red Shields (Mahohivas); Crazy Dogs (Hotamimasaw); Crooked Lance Society (Himoiyoqis); Bowstring Men (Himatanohis), or Wolf Warriors (Konianutqio); and the Dog Men or Dog Soldiers (Hotamitaneo), who were the last to emerge but became the most elite and powerful.
This sculpture depicts one of the four bravest Dog Soldiers who were chosen to wear sashes of tanned skins called "dog ropes" into battle.
www.sculptmontana.com /dogs.html   (262 words)

  
 DLN Dates and Events
Aho, Thank You Carter, Phillip Dog Soldier was aquitted on both counts and is now home with his family, We shared coffee and a meal with him after he got back to his niece' home, Winner, S.D. is one of the most racist hateful areas in SD.
Dog Soldier is standing trial on two counts of manslaughter in connection with a fire last winter.
Racial prejudice in the Winner School district, Coming into focus is a case of Phillip Dog Soldier who is the target of the Racist Winner Police Chief, and racist court system more info to be posted in the coming days.
www.dlncoalition.org /dln_coalition/winnersd.htm   (1656 words)

  
 Dog Soldier biography : albums : icebergradio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The sounds of southern rock and blues were imported into Italy by Rovena-based quintet, Dog Soldier.
Led by the father and son combination of guitarist Bruno “Brak" Rosetti and drummer Igor Rosetti, the group brings a unique European twist to the songs of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatcher and the Allman Brothers Band.
Dog Soldier has experienced numerous personnel changes since its inception in 1998.
www.icebergradio.com /artist/17085/alicia_keys.html   (138 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Critter Country (The Dog Soldier)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During his absence a snake crept from a hole and would have bitten the child, had not the dog who was watching the house jumped up and throttled the serpent, bespattering his body with the blood of his victim.
Soon the father returned from the palace and on opening the door, he beheld the faithful dog, who was running to meet his master, besmeared with blood.
Babe is left blood-spattered after running off marauding dogs that have harmed some of the sheep, leading the farmer to conclude his wonder-pig is a killer.
www.snopes.com /critters/defender/babysave.htm   (1000 words)

  
 Help Needed Getting Dog Out Of Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This dog was used in many combat operations in Northern Iraq and proved to be a wonderful "soldier".
Anyway, I obtained all of the proper paperwork to have the dog shipped to the US so that I could adopt it but at the last minute there was some problem with politics.
I have personally trained this dog for special military use and now the dog does not like Kurds or Iraqi persons, therefore, they will not be able to handle him.
lists.envirolink.org /pipermail/ar-news/2003/000467.html   (548 words)

  
 26th Scout Dog Platoon - US Army - Korean War Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ward or his family, if they contact me. Have other pics, no names of soldier, but dog Arlo is in one.
Comments: my dog val and I were with the 26th until we were transferd to japan in nov 54 and disbanded.
i am sure there are other people who had dogs that served in the military or handled dogs in the military and have great story's about them that maybe they would like to share.
www.koreanwar.org /html/units/26scoutdog.htm   (928 words)

  
 Moviefone: Dog Soldier Movie
Dog Soldier movie trailer, showtimes, tickets and reader reviews are also available.
The NY Times review of Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past, a Hiroyuki Ebata film starring and.
Dog Soldier!" 1/19/04 Fango talked with producer David E. Allen about the...
movies.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=1009614   (275 words)

  
 Dog Soldiers (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Dog Soldiers is a simple story about an Army platoon on exercise in Scotland who find themselves pitched against intelligent werewolves.
Dog Soldiers is one of those horror movies that gradually builds up the tension.
Dog Soldiers should be included in any Top Ten Werewolf Movie list.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0280609   (505 words)

  
 Michigan soldier rescues dog in Iraq, sends him home - 05/10/03
The saga began when Gillette, who was on patrol, came across two Iraqi men pulling a dog out of building with a wire around its neck, Cornelius said.
He later took the animal to an embassy, where the dog received shots and the paperwork that would allow it to be flown to the United States.
So Cornelius agreed to fly to New York and bring the dog back to Michigan, where the two returned Sunday after missing one flight, being bumped off another and spending the night at a pet-friendly motel in between.
www.detnews.com /2003/metro/0305/10/metro-160353.htm   (645 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.