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Ben Murray ©Stars and StripesTikrit, Iraq, October, 2006: Rudy, a military working dog with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, sports some of his protective gear, including Doggles and Kevlar vest. The 6-year-old is fiercely protective of his handler, Audra Rose of Memphis, Tenn., who normally works at the 6th Military Police Detachment at Fort Rucker, Ala.