Ep. #043 - K-9 Hurricane and Former Emergency Response Team Officer Marshall Mirarchi

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Episode #043 - Please welcome K-9 Hurricane and Former Uniformed Division Officer Marshall Mirarchi. K-9 Hurricane is a former Special Operations Canine of the United States Secret Service and​ 12-year-old Belgian Malinois recognized for his bravery and valor. With an all-black coat and 4 titanium teeth. K-9 Hurricane joined the USSS Emergency Response Team Tactical Canine Unit in November of 2012 and retired after four years of service. During his time in service, Hurricane was awarded the USSS Award for Merit, the DHS Award for Valor, the PDSA Order of Merit and was named AMC Top Dog in 2016. Today K9HH sponsors 25 retired working dogs through the Paws of Honor Veterinary Care Program and is on track to that number in 2022. You can read articles about K-9 Hurricane as published in Good Morning America, Fox News, ABC News, USA Today, The New York Times, Men's Journal, and more! He has also made appearances on Good Morning Britain, Sky News, and BBC Radio. SAIC = Special Agent In Charge PPD = Presidential Protection Division Hosted, produced, and edited by: Cody Starken Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez Special thanks to former Uniformed Division Officer Marshall Mirarchi and K-9 Hurricane for their time and support. Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police. The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/