Military working dogs, handlers honored with memorial, competition
Family members and friends gather at Cpl. David Sonka’s Memorial Service May 2, 2015, at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora, Colo. The weekend’s events were held to honor the life of Sonka, a U.S. Marine Corps Military Working Dog handler who was killed in action in Afghanistan May 4, 2013. The weekend’s events included a motorcade to his grave, two memorial services, the reading of the names of all MWD and MWD handlers killed in action during Vietnam and recent years, a BBQ, and concluded with a multi-service dog handling competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Phillip Houk/Released)