Despite operations against terrorism having gone on for 17 years, U.S. Armed Forces along with coalition partners in Afghanistan continue to face deadly opposition. It’s not only the men and women of the American military and its allies who are giving their lives.
When an Al-Qaeda ambush took the life of Army Ranger Sgt. Leandro Jasso in November 2018, an anonymous Army source released the biography of another casualty in the operation: Army Ranger dog Maiko. The dog saved the lives of his handler and other Rangers in the unit and was hailed by soldiers as a hero.
