英雄狗受邀进白宫

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In the press briefing image shown above, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks at the Pentagon as a photo of Conan is shown behind him. The dog is a four-year veteran of the United States Special Operations Command program and has taken part in about 50 combat missions, McKenzie said.

在上图的新闻发布会上，美国中央司令部司令、海军陆战队将军肯尼斯·麦肯齐在五角大楼发表讲话，身后则是柯南的照片。麦肯齐说，这只狗已经在美国特种作战司令部服役四年，参加过大约50次战斗任务。

Immediately after the raid, U.S. officials insisted on keeping the dog's name secret until he was safely home, saying it would reveal too much information about his classified unit in the Army's Delta Force, reports The Washington Post.

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，袭击发生后不久，美国官员坚持要对这只狗的名字保密，直到它安全回家。他们说，这只狗会泄露太多有关他所在的三角洲部队的机密信息。

President Donald Trump appears to have declassified his name when he announced on Twitter that "Conan" will be making a visit to the White House next week. The dog is still on duty in the Middle East.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在推特上宣布，“柯南”将于下周访问白宫。这只狗仍在中东执勤。

The dog is a male Belgian Malinois — an active, intelligent working breed often used in the military and law enforcement. He was named after comedian and talk host Conan O'Brien, Newsweek reports.

这只狗是一只雄性比利时玛利诺犬——一种活跃、聪明的工作犬，经常用于军事和执法部门。据《新闻周刊》报道，他以喜剧演员兼脱口秀主持人柯南·奥布莱恩的名字命名。

The president also shared an edited photo that showed him bestowing the Medal of Honor on the heroic canine instead of the original human recipient, which prompted a swift response on Twitter. Although many just cheered for Conan, others were irate that the dog's name had been declassified, that the image had been doctored and that the president appeared to be using the military K-9 to gain fans.

总统还分享了一张经过编辑的照片，显示他把荣誉勋章授予了英勇的狗狗，而不是最初的人类获奖者，这在推特上引起了迅速的反应。虽然很多人只是为柯南叫好，但也有人对这只狗的名字被解密、图像被篡改、总统似乎在利用军用K-9来赢得粉丝感到愤怒。

When Conan does visit the White House, he likely will pose for photos, but he won't receive a real Purple Heart or valor medal, according to The Washington Post. The U.S. once bestowed those honors on military dogs but discontinued the practice due to concerns that it took away from the feats of heroic humans.

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，柯南访问白宫时可能会摆姿势照相，但他不会得到真正的紫心勋章或英勇勋章。美国曾将这些荣誉授予军犬，但由于担心会剥夺人类的英雄壮举，美国停止了这一做法。