Died \u2013 8\/7\/23
\nHandler – Officer John Adamczyk<\/p>\n
Beloved Pentagon K-9 officer Quintin loses cancer battle, leaves behind legacy<\/p>\n
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) announced Monday that beloved retired K-9 Officer Quintin had lost his ongoing battle with cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our own, retired K-9 Quintin, Aug. 3, 2023,” PFPA said in a statement on Twitter. Quintin was a German shepherd who served as an Explosive Detection K-9, protecting the Pentagon and its surrounding region. He served the agency for seven years from 2011 to 2017.He officially retired from service on July 29 of 2017. Quintin was a member of Project K-9 Hero, an organization that provides former police K-9 and military working dogs with assistance during retirement.”K-9 Quintin was an exceptional partner and friend, and our condolences are with his family today,” said Project K-9 Hero in a statement.After his retirement, he took up residence with his handler, Officer John Adamczyk and his family.”K-9 Quintin will be greatly missed by the Adamczyk family and the entire Pentagon Police K-9 team,” PFPA said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 8\/7\/23 Handler – Officer John Adamczyk Beloved Pentagon K-9 officer Quintin loses cancer battle, leaves behind legacy The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) announced Monday that beloved retired K-9 Officer Quintin had lost his ongoing battle with cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-14564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-va"],"yoast_head":"\n