One unnamed senior army officer is all set to receive an honorary bravery medal for running through a hail of bullets just so he could save his canine colleague.
The SAS dog handler reportedly ran into a giant line of fire just so he could save the dog that assisted him during plenty of his operations in Afghanistan.
The sergeant is also reported to have carried the wounded dog, who was identified to be a Belgian shepherd breed, for nearly 50 yards through the Afghan lands that had been under attack at that time.
After getting inside a giant helicopter, he was only then able to treat his wounds by stopping the great amount of blood loss that the dog was suffering from due to the injuries.
One close source referred to the incident as a moment that is as heroic as it gets. He even shed light on how this was a true example of how there is a true and unbreakable bond present between both the handler and their dogs.
The gallantry reportedly entered when the SAS were busy targeting a force of 14 Taliban militants in the southern part of Kabul last year. And that is right before the coalition forces made a swift exit from Afghanistan.
Sources claim that the militants involved had been spreading terror all around by executing locals who assisted the government troops in carrying out their activities at a fortified compound.
As soon as helicopters carrying the arty officers arrived with commandos from the Afghan army, they were faced with great opposition from the Taliban militants, resulting in a mighty battle.
This particular dog had been released at that time to try and flush out a sniper by following a track of laser dots that was projected out by the handler. And that is when he came under attack and was wounded.