Please Welcome MPC Laika #332
Please welcome Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) "Laika" to our Project K-9 Hero Pack as our 332nd Program Member. MPC Laika served honorably with extreme valor for four years with the U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Fort Lewis, Washington.
MPC Laika deployed twice in support of combat operations in Afghanistan with her unit. MPC Laika was trusted with leading teams of Special Forces members to safely and assuredly accomplish their directed combat missions. During both rotations in Afghanistan, Laika successfully detected explosives caches and assisted in the apprehension of enemy combatants. All of Laika’s noble actions mitigated risk to each and every operator on those missions.
Laika medically retired in 2019 due to lingering injuries incurred during her first deployment in 2017. Now retired, Laika lives with her former Handler, who is also a medically retired and disabled combat veteran. MPC Laika has recurring ear infections from her injury that requires extensive treatment. She underwent surgery in 2024, to drain fluid and remove a lump of infected tissue from her mouth and neck. Her ongoing treatment involves costly medication, as needed, when the infections flare up and cause her pain.
MPC Laika has served our country with distinction, but due to ongoing medical needs, and the financial burden these treatments place on her single income retired military family, we are honored to accept MPC Laika into our PK9H program so we can cover all future office visits, prescriptions, and surgeries at 100%, for the remainder of her life. It’s the least we can do for her after all she has done for our country!
Please take a moment to welcome MPC Laika to our pack, as we are honored to serve another deserving K-9 Hero from the 1st Special Forces Group and the SOF Community!
Our Medical Fund will help ensure that we always have medical bill payments for Heroes like Laika. Please donate today to continue supporting our life-saving abilities.
