A pair of Labradors, Gracy and Danfy, trained to sniff out explosives and landmines, have won the Chief of Army Staff’s commendation card this Independence Day for their heroics in combat zones.
Along with Gracy and Danfy, a horse called Paramveer also received a commendation card for his excellence in equestrian sports.
Seems like the trio are set to get some extra goodies.
Six-year-old Gracy earned her stripes by detecting a deadly improvised explosive device (IED) on National Highway 102 connecting Imphal and Moreh.
Assigned to 16 Army Dog Unit, Gracy has been serving in the Northeast for the past four years.
In 2017, she was assigned to an Assam Rifles squad for Operation Hifazat in Manipur, and ended up saving lives by detecting the IED.
Meanwhile, eight-year-old Danfy belonged to the 29 Army Dog Unit, and provided invaluable service in demining operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Within weeks of being deployed in Kashmir, Danfy sniffed out 43 pieces of unexploded ordnance and 16 pieces of rocket-propelled grenades in a slew of operations between August and September 2017.
Danfy has been described a “silent warrior”.
