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http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/87542p-79784c.html
After a dog's age, K-9er collars his Bronze Star
By WARREN WOODBERRY Jr.
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Dog trainer Anthony Jerone
finally got his Bronze Star yesterday, 33 years after earning it while
using dogs to lead troops through hostile territory in Vietnam.
Jerone, 54, an Army veteran and founder of the Canine Patrol program for
city subways, was honored thanks to City Councilman James Gennaro
(D-Fresh Meadows), who located Jerone's lost service records....
Originally published on May 29, 2003
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http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-qldiary3320776jun08,0,2784522.story
Recogniton Long Overdue
Vietnam vet gets a Bronze Star
By Merle English
STAFF WRITER
June 8, 2003
Teaching his pet dog, Spotty, to do circus tricks was a pastime for
Anthony Jerone while he was growing up in Flushing.
"Give me paw! Bark! Roll over!" were some of his commands.
Using food as a reward, he also got the dog to stand on its hind legs.
So when he was drafted for the Vietnam War in 1968, Jerone, 54,
recalled, his mother advised him to, 'Tell them you like dogs.'"...
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