Appollo was an NYPD German Shepherd search-and-rescue dog who reached the World Trade Center site soon after the towers fell and received the Dickin Medal on behalf of 9/11 rescue dogs.

World Trade Center site, New York, United States

Story

Appollo reached the World Trade Center site soon after the towers fell and searched amid severe hazards.

His Dickin Medal represented the wider community of search-and-rescue dogs after 9/11.

Appollo is archived because disaster memory should include the trained animal teams that entered the rubble early.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Apollo (dog)
• Dickin Medal list / PDSA context
• Search and rescue dog context