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1965     First US Army K9 Unit Assigned to Vietnam

23 July Under Letter Order 7-6, issued by Headquarters, 6th Region, United States Army Air Defense Command at Fort Baker, California, Subject: Movement-Permanent Change of Station of ORG/Units with a ready date of 2 August 1965, the 71st MP Detachment (Dog Platoon HQ), 209th MP Detachment (Dog Platoon HQ), 221st MP Detachment (Dog Platoon HQ), 72nd MP Detachment (Dismounted Patrol), 26th MP Detachment (Supervisor), 45th MP Detachment (Animal Care), all of Tilden Park, Berkely, California, consisting of one-hundred eighty personnel.

August They were flown to Vietnam landing in Saigon. Several months later all the units were grouped as the 88th MP Company (K9) and served under the operational control of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV).

The Trip To Vietnam   (story and photos) SP/4 Dan Byrd, 88th (K9), MACV & 212th MP Company (Sentry Dog), 92nd MP Battalion, August 1965 to August 1966.