05/25/2026
Honoring Those Who Served- On Two Legs and Four. 🇺🇸
This Memorial Day, we pause to remember the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country and the loyal military dogs who served and fell right beside them.
One of them was Kaiser, a German Shepherd and U.S. Marine Corps scout dog. Paired with his handler, Lance Corporal Alfredo Salazar, the two became inseparable, running more than 30 combat patrols together in Vietnam. Kaiser walked point again and again, leading Marines through danger and warning them of ambushes they never would have seen coming.
On July 6, 1966, while leading a night patrol, Kaiser was struck during an ambush. He died trying to lick his handler's hand, becoming the first U.S. military working dog killed in action in the Vietnam War. His fellow Marines buried him at their base and renamed it Camp Kaiser in his honor.
Today we remember Kaiser, and every soldier and service dog who gave everything. They served with courage. They died with honor. And they will never be forgotten. 🐾
In their memory, we are closed today, Monday, May 25. We'll reopen Tuesday, May 26.
Thank you to all who gave their lives for our freedom.