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It has been said that every dog must

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have their day for military working dog .

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Bess that day is here because she is

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retiring . Be joined Eltis Air Force

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base kennels in December of 2019 . She

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is a dual purpose canine with detection

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and patrol capabilities and has been on

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two deployments . So with what we're

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doing with best is we've kind of been

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exposing her to , um , the person now

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that's adopting her on a regular basis

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or , you know , he's playing with her ,

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getting to know her , he's giving her

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toys and treats and it's really like no

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work involved . But us

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also , we , you know , we take her to

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the commissary , we've taken her to

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other squadrons , let people like pet

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her , let people see her and let her

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see them understand that there's no bad

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guys anymore . There's no people to

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chase . There's nobody to look out for .

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There's nobody to protect that . She

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can just be herself . One of her

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previous handlers shares his thoughts

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on Bess's journey as she transitions

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from active duty to the retired life .

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Bess's transition into the civilian

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world from military should be fairly

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easy . Her demeanor as a dog

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is very calm . She's not

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mean in any way . This ceremony is held

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to honor Bess for her dedication and

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service to her country and award her

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with a meritorious service medal for

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her contributions , military working

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dog be tis Air Force Base , Oklahoma .

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Effective for December 2023 . You are

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relief from active duty .

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Congratulations , Bess and thank you

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for your service .