'Buster', an arms and explosive search dog with 101 Military Dog Detachment Support Unit, wearing a beret with the badge of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 2003

Digital photograph by Corporal Belgrave, Royal Logistic Corps, Aldershot, 5th December 2003.

Buster, the Springer Spaniel, was awarded the DIckin Medal on 9 December 2003 for 'outstanding gallantry' while on operation with The Duke of Wellington's Regiment in southern Iraq during Operation TELIC. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) medal citation reads.

'Buster located an arsenal of weapons and explosives hidden behind a false wall in a property linked with an extremist group. Buster is considered responsible for saving the lives of service personnel and civilians. Following the find, all attacks ceased and shortly afterwards and troops replaced their steel helmets with berets'.