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Gallery: K-9 Veterans Day Dog Walk

VPM | By Scott Elmquist
Published March 13, 2023 at 10:07 PM EDT
People walk under flags flying in the wind,
Scott Elmquist / VPM News
Vietnam Veteran Wilburt Hobson walks his 9-month-old dog, Teddy.
Three people sit on a bench as someone at a microphone reads. One is dressed in a police uniform, the other wear gear with modified American flags and images of dogsA person stands next to a seated dogThree people stand a around as their dogs lounge on a rockA person wearing a Virginia Tech hate holds two small dogsAn outdoor amphitheater with stone seats. In the background is the skyline of downtown Richmond and the James River.People, some wearing police outfits, walk with dogsPeople walk underneath flags waving in the wind. One, in a police uniform, walks with a dogPeople walk under flags flying in the wind,A small dog wearing a sweater and vest stands in grassPeople walk in front of a wall that reads "Tell all who enjoy freedom of the deeds an sacrifices required for freedom to flourish.

The inaugural 0.9K for K-9 Veterans Day dog walk happened Saturday morning at the Virginia War Memorial.

The event, which commemorates K-9 Veterans Day in Virginia, attracted canines of all shapes and sizes. Great Danes, pugs, bloodhounds, dachshunds, yellow labs and more mingled in the amphitheater while preparing for the walk.

The pack weaved its way around the facility and finished near the Shrine of Memory, a 22-foot-tall statue depicting a grieving woman.