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A sculpture by French-Columbian artist Milthon shows a WWI French soldier and his dog huddled together, during a ceremony in Suippes, eastern France, Thursday, Oct. 20. France inaugurated on Thursday its first memorial paying tribute to all "civilian and military hero dogs". The monument is located on a key World War I site, echoing the important role played by dogs in U.S. and European armies at the time.