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Revision as of 22:26, 30 November 2017
Santos A. Cardona (1974 – 28 February 2009) was a
Military career
Cardona joined the United States Army in 1993 at the age of 17, needing his father's signature as a waiver to join. His career led him to become a dog handler, a job he performed on deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and later, as a government contractor in Afghanistan. His duties as a dog handler included both security, and also use of the canine's sense of smell to locate explosives, both improvised explosive devices (
While deployed to Iraq, Cardona was accused of using his
After his release he was transferred to a new unit and was promoted to Sergeant. He was then assigned to the 23rd MP Company that was staged in Kuwait as of November 2, 2006. He arrived in Kuwait with his unit and was selected to train Iraqi police.
On November 3, 2006, Lt. Col. Josslyn L. Aberle, chief of media operations for the
Post-military career and death
After leaving the Army, Santos Cardona worked in Florida for a time as private security for a musician, then also as a motorcycle salesman. With the intention of returning to work as a dog handler, Cardona joined the Florida firm
Personal life
Cardona became involved with Heather Ashby, a fellow Military Police soldier, while stationed in Germany in the late 1990s. They had a daughter Keelyn in 1999. Cardona adopted his working dog "Duco" at the end of the animal's military service. [4]