Answer The Call Sea Dog

Answer The Call Sea Dog vintage style military travel poster art by Squadron Posters!

A Military Mascot, also known as a ceremonial pet or regimental mascot, is a pet animal maintained by a military unit as a mascot for ceremonial purposes and/or as an emblem of that unit. It differs from a military animal in that it is not employed for use directly in warfare as a weapon or for transport. British Army units began to adopt non-working military animals in order to strengthen morale and to be used as a mascot/symbolic emblems for the unit in the 18th century. Animals that were adopted as military mascots were typically brought over by soldiers who went overseas, or were stray animals that were adopted by the unit along the way. However, some mascots were specifically gifted to a unit. Although military mascots typically only served a ceremonial purpose, some animals kept by military units have been utilized for other uses in addition to their role as mascots.

The U.S. Marine Corps mascot is the only mascot that exists for an actual military branch of service and not just for a service academy. The official marine mascot is the English Bulldog. How did the Marine Corps bulldog come to be? During World War I the Germans affectionately nicknamed the Marines “teufel hunden,” or “devil dogs,” after witnessing a crushing defeat at the hands of the Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in France. Bulldogs are famous symbols of courage and the marines gladly adopted their new name. In the Second World War, Winston Churchill had a bulldog which was often used as a symbol of freedom in opposition to the Nazis. When the Marines entered the war anointed with the name devil dogs, it was to no one’s surprise when bulldogs were featured chasing a German dachshund on recruitment posters. Check out this stunning Answer The Call Sea Dog Art by Squadron Posters!

Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)

This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!