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Snowy (Military dog)
Snowy(S/080) RWP, also known as Commando Snowy, was a Golden Labrador Retriever, who served as a tracking dog for the Sri Lankan Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Snowy was attached to the 4th Commando regiment and handled by, Lance Corporal D.H.P. Sampath. After serving in various fronts, on 15 March 2008, Snowy was injured by a grenade while tracking a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) infiltration unit in Kambilioya, Welioya.〔 Snowy received a Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal for his actions, the first dog to receive such an honour in Sri Lankan military history.〔 He later died on 24 May 2011 while recuperating from the injuries.
==Military career==
Snowy was born on 2 March 2004 at Ganemulla Commando Regiment Headquarters. Since the reach of 6 months, he was trained and handled by Lance Corporal D.H.P. Sampath,〔 under the supervision of Captain Vimukthi Jayasinghe.〔 Snowy’s first deployment was to the Jaffna Peninsula. In 2006 he was credited with discovering a hidden ammunition dump in Delft and finding an LTTE safe house with weapons in Jaffna University.〔 Snowy also managed to track down the suspects during several bombing attacks in the Jaffna area.〔
In 2007 he was engaged in the Battle of Thoppigala, helping the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) units to track down fleeing LTTE units. Snowy also assisted the commandos in a successful ambush at Morawewa.〔 Later, he successfully tracked down an LTTE infiltration unit which attacked the Thalgasmankada military detachment in Yala National Park.〔
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