Army dog Tsyon that helped forces track 3 terrorists in J&K, shot in leg by ultras during op gets President I-Day honour

Tyso
is
the
o ly
a imal
he o
amo g
the
89
pe so el
chose
fo
MiD,
which
is
a
official
milita y
comme datio .

NEW
DELHI:
New
Delhi:
I dia
A my’s
assault
dog
Tyso ,
who
is
attached
to
2
Pa a
Special
Fo ces,
has
bee
ho ou ed
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
2026
celeb atio s
fo
showi g
“b ave y
a d
ext ao di a y
cou age”
du i g
a
cou te -i su ge cy
ope atio
i
J&K
as
pa t
of
Ope atio
Rakshak
ea ly
this
yea .The
ame
of
Tyso ,
a
Ge ma
Shephe d
of
Remou t
Vete i a y
Co ps,
appea ed
amo g
89
Me tio -i -Despatches
(MiD)
app oved
by
P eside t
D oupadi
Mu mu
o
I-Day
eve
o
F iday.Tyso
is
the
o ly
a imal
he o
amo g
the
89
pe so el
chose
fo
MiD,
which
is
a
official
milita y
comme datio
ecog isi g
b ave y
a d
me ito ious
se vice
i
a
combat
zo e.Du i g
Ope atio
T ashi-I
i
Chat oo
belt
of
J&K’s
Kishtwa
dist ict
o
Feb
22
this
yea ,
Tyso
scouted
ahead
of
the
t oops
a d
located
a
hidde
te o ist
hideout.

Tyso
is
pa t
of
the
elite
squad
of
A my
assault
dogs,
which
a e
t ai ed
like
soldie s
fo
high- isk
ope atio s.

“Tyso
displayed
ext ao di a y
cou age
by
taki g
the
fi st
bullet
while
leadi g
the
e t y
i to
the
te o ists’
hideout.
U dete ed
by
his
i ju ies,
he
p essed
fo wa d
a d
lau ched
a
fie ce
assault,
compelli g
the
te o ists
to
ope
fi e
a d
the eby
co fi mi g
thei
p ese ce.
His
fea less
actio
e abled
t oops
of
White
K ight
Co ps,
J&K
police
a d
CRPF
to
p ecisely
e gage
a d
eut alise
th ee
Pakista -spo so ed
te o ists,”
A my
had
said
i
a
post
o
X.

Tyso
was
the
ai lifted
to
Comma d
Hospital
Udhampu
fo
eme ge cy
t eatme t
a d
has
ow
ecove ed.
“Wou ded
yet
i
high
spi its,
ale t
a d
ecove i g
well,
Tyso
exemplifies
u wave i g
devotio
to
duty,
a
t ue
wa io
a d
a
soldie
i
eve y
se se,”
A my
said
late .

Tyso
is
pa t
of
the
elite
squad
of
A my
assault
dogs,
which
a e
t ai ed
like
soldie s
fo
high- isk
ope atio s.
They
a e
used
i
a
situatio
whe e
a
huma
soldie
may
be
exposed
to
immediate
da ge ,
locati g
hidde
te o ists,
detecti g
th eats
a d
helpi g
t oops
establish
the
e emy’s
positio .The
ho ou
fo mally
ack owledges
the
f o tli e
ole
milita y
dogs
play
i
cou te -te o
ope atio s.
Me tio -i -Despatches
ecipie ts
do
ot
eceive
a
galla t y
medal,
but
they
get
a
official
ce tificate
a d
the
ight
to
wea
a
specific
emblem
o
the
ibbo
of
thei
campaig
medal.