British Special Forces K9 Receives Medal of Valor for Taking On Al-Qaeda Insurgents During Ambush

Retired military dog Kuno received the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal for valor—the animal Victoria Cross. Courtesy of PDSA

A military dog who charged through a hail of Al Qaeda gunfire to take out a sniper and save the lives of British soldiers was last month awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross—the Dickin Medal.

Now retired, Kuno, a 4-year-old Belgian shepherd Malinois, sustained life-threatening injuries during his heroic act in 2019 while serving as a military working dog (MWD) with British Special Forces in Afghanistan, reported the Daily Mail.