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1/3 Trakr was retired when he deployed to Ground Zero on 9/11. The Canadian dog had already had a distinguished career as a K9, having found over 1 million dollars worth of contraband prior to his retirement in May 2001. But, as they drove 15 hours to offer to help,

2/3 neither Trakr or his handler officer James Symington knew that the value of his previous finds would pale in comparison to the worth of what they would find in NY. Trakr was the dog who found the last survivor, Genelle Guzman-McMillan, at Ground Zero.

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3/3 The work was hard on Trakr, he collapsed from smoke inhalation and suffered burns. After two days his handler decided to return to Canada with Trakr, but the importance of their find was absolutely priceless. Today, we honor Trakr.