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Article: Private donation of mine detecting dogs for Sri Lanka.

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January 15, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 January 2004-US STATE DEPARTMENT: Private donation of mine detecting dogs for Sri Lanka(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The U.S. Department of State will honor the Marshall Legacy today for its help in raising money for the donation of six landmine-detecting dogs for Sri Lanka.

The dogs, valued at $120,000, will help Sri Lankan humanitarian deminers to detect landmines more efficiently and to speed up the safe return of displaced persons back to their homes. Since 1995, the inter-agency United States Humanitarian Mine Action Program has invested over $3 million dollars to help clear landmines and train Sri ...

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