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The British also have an award for bravery among animals, known as The Dickin Medal.
Medals of Honor 2011
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The British also have an award for bravery among animals, known as The Dickin Medal.
Medals of Honor 2011
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Holden, 941-58; see also geochronology textbooks such as Dickin; Faure.
Reasons to Believe - 2009
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Holden, 941-58; see also geochronology textbooks such as Dickin; Faure.
Reasons to Believe - 2009
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The Dickin Medal shown on this collar was actually awarded to Rex, an extremely heroic British dog.
Medals of Honor 2011
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The Dickin Medal shown on this collar was actually awarded to Rex, an extremely heroic British dog.
Medals of Honor 2011
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While they were docked in Hong Kong, a reply came — the awards committee unanimously conferred the Dickin Medal on Simon.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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Two hundred of the most intelligent, skillful dogs in Great Britain, including sixteen Dickin medalists, were to appear in the parade.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs Jack Canfield 2008
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The Dickin Medal was awarded to eighteen dogs, eight horses, thirty-seven pigeons and one cat during World War II and its aftermath for service to the armed forces or civil defense.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs Jack Canfield 2008
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Only fifty-three animals in the world have ever received the Dickin Medal, an award presented to animals connected with the British armed forces or civil defense who have displayed “conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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