Charlie, a K-9 officer for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, wears a medal of valor that the department awarded to him Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Jackson, Miss., for his role in locating three missing children on July 25, 2024. (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks/Shay Granberry via AP)
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Col. Jerry Carter, left, poses with Cpl. Bradley Starling and K-9 officer Charlie after Starling and Charlie received the department's medal of valor Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Jackson, Miss., for locating three missing children on July 25, 2024. . (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks/Shay Granberry via AP)