Assemble the Honor Detail! Sergeant First Class Gabe, from Pound Puppy to Hero . Gabe served a successful 170 combat patrols and was stationed at Fort Jackson. Gabe spent several years in Iraq where he helped to make 26 finds during his combat patrols. In those years, he was also a highly-decorated dog that received three Army Commendation medals, an Army Achievement medal, and almost 40 coins of excellence. He spent his retirement helping wounded two-legs.