MWD Max K316
MWD Max K316 was born in June of 2004 and started his career young in the United States Air Force. Max trained at Lackland AFB in explosives and patrol with the 341st. Shortly after, Max was serving at Incirlik AFB in Turkey but soon returned to Lackland to train soldiers on how to work with other incredible explosives detection dogs.
After some time, Max was due to retire after 8 years of active duty and be paired up with another retired soldier, this time human. Max was adopted and was innately acting as a service dog helping his new handler and dad work through PTSD and a TBI caused by a blast injury in 2005 in Iraq. Whenever his dad started to feel or show signs of PTSD, Max immediately was there to comfort and support him.
Sadly, almost 11 months to the day of his retirement, Max K316 was laid to rest due to age and wear and tear related medical issues. This is an unfortunate but common case with retired working dogs since they are retired when they can no longer physically due the work they were trained for, or, in the case of younger retired animals, when they suffer PTSD type symptoms and fail to detect any longer and are no longer safe to their camp.
Max's adopter is very close with The K9 Hero Portrait Project. In fact, SSgt. Chris (George) Campbell is a board member of this program. When SSgt. Campbell nominated Max in May of 2013, he continue to support our project every day, providing much needed letters of support, backing of the project and knowing exactly how important this project is for other soldiers and handlers. In October of 2013, Max's portrait was completed and shipped to the Campbell family. Those words and phone calls of support did not end after receiving the portrait, in fact, they only increased and with much more energy.
In February of 2014, I asked SSgt. Campbell if he would consider becoming a board member of our project since the program was slated to move to non-profit 501(c)(3) status and he was the perfect candidate to represent this organization. SSgt. Campbell gave me a resounding yes! As a little background, SSgt. Campbell was a first responder prior to enlisting and even after serving his tours, he still stayed involved with local FD. Due to his injuries sustained in the blast in Iraq, SSgt. Campbell knows first hand what it's like to live with a TBI and PTSD. I can't begin to say how proud and honored I am that he is on our board of directors.
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MWD Max K316 has several items in the Etsy store offered for sale. Please browse the store and see items for other K9 (and equine!), heroes we have. All proceeds help cover the costs of future portraits and fundraising endeavors The K9 Hero Portrait does for soldiers, handlers, and the adoptive families of K9 Heroes. https://www.etsy.com/shop/K9HeroPortraitProjec
After some time, Max was due to retire after 8 years of active duty and be paired up with another retired soldier, this time human. Max was adopted and was innately acting as a service dog helping his new handler and dad work through PTSD and a TBI caused by a blast injury in 2005 in Iraq. Whenever his dad started to feel or show signs of PTSD, Max immediately was there to comfort and support him.
Sadly, almost 11 months to the day of his retirement, Max K316 was laid to rest due to age and wear and tear related medical issues. This is an unfortunate but common case with retired working dogs since they are retired when they can no longer physically due the work they were trained for, or, in the case of younger retired animals, when they suffer PTSD type symptoms and fail to detect any longer and are no longer safe to their camp.
Max's adopter is very close with The K9 Hero Portrait Project. In fact, SSgt. Chris (George) Campbell is a board member of this program. When SSgt. Campbell nominated Max in May of 2013, he continue to support our project every day, providing much needed letters of support, backing of the project and knowing exactly how important this project is for other soldiers and handlers. In October of 2013, Max's portrait was completed and shipped to the Campbell family. Those words and phone calls of support did not end after receiving the portrait, in fact, they only increased and with much more energy.
In February of 2014, I asked SSgt. Campbell if he would consider becoming a board member of our project since the program was slated to move to non-profit 501(c)(3) status and he was the perfect candidate to represent this organization. SSgt. Campbell gave me a resounding yes! As a little background, SSgt. Campbell was a first responder prior to enlisting and even after serving his tours, he still stayed involved with local FD. Due to his injuries sustained in the blast in Iraq, SSgt. Campbell knows first hand what it's like to live with a TBI and PTSD. I can't begin to say how proud and honored I am that he is on our board of directors.
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MWD Max K316 has several items in the Etsy store offered for sale. Please browse the store and see items for other K9 (and equine!), heroes we have. All proceeds help cover the costs of future portraits and fundraising endeavors The K9 Hero Portrait does for soldiers, handlers, and the adoptive families of K9 Heroes. https://www.etsy.com/shop/K9HeroPortraitProjec
Help spread the word about MWD Max K316
Would you help The K9 Hero Portrait Project spread the word about this amazing hero? You can copy this qr code and either send it to friends and family, or send in an email to yourself and print and display at your office or school (please ask the school or office manager, etc for permission first). This code is specific to MWD Max K316
