U.S. Marine Cpl. Sean Grady and Ace, a military working dog trained to detect improvised explosive devices, provide security during a patrol in the Khan Neshin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 27, 2012. Grady, a dog handler and pointman assigned to Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Ace have located 16 roadside bombs, the most of any team in their battalion since arriving in the province last October
Both you and your dog are true heroes for putting your lives on the line to protect your country.