Army kicks out racist military working dog
FORT HOOD, Tex. — Military Working Dog N529, also known as “Dubi,” was separated from the Army Tuesday after a General Court Martial found the dog guilty of UCMJ General Article 134.
Dubi, who was assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade as a patrol dog and reportedly had a reputation for being racist, served years in his unit before any action was taken.
“I remember walking out of the officer’s club after dining in and seeing him go off on the base general,” said Capt. Tom Underwood. “Everyone just sort of looked away in embarrassment. I mean it’s the fucking base general for Christ’s sake.”
Information, Tickets and Travel Director Melvin Rogers, who served as a witness at Dubi’s court martial, described his own run-ins with the dog. “He used to bark and bark at me like I stole something,” said Rogers. “I swear if they'd let him go he would have ripped my head off. I couldn't understand what I had done to piss him off so badly.”
Dubi’s trainer at Lackland Air Base in San Antonio, the…
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