Staff Sgt. Brandon Edwards, 628th Security Forces dog handler, prepares to ring the bell in memory of Waldo, a military working dog, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., June 6, 2012.

Waldo was assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron and served most of his career here.

He was deployed twice to Afghanistan. During his career, Waldo conducted 2,304 hours of searches and completed 425 hours of detection training.

Photo by USAF Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway

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