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    GABE

    9-year-old retired Army dog Gabe can finally sit back and relax after spending much of his life looking for explosives, weapons and ammo in Iraq. He has won three Army Commendation medals, an Army Achievement medal, and almost 40 coins of excellence for his work. During his 170 combat patrols, Gabe helped make 26 weapons finds, according to a story on the U.S. Army website. Gabe is up for this year's Hero Dog Award too.