VIENNA, Va.–PenFed Credit Union has announced the arrival of its seventh veteran service dog, Ace. As a part of PenFed’s philanthropic focus on supporting the military community, the credit unoin partners with America’s VetDogs to foster and train dogs who will one day graduate to provide necessary care to a military veteran or first responder with a disability.
Ace is a yellow labrador retriever who will be trained by PenFed’s VP and Chief Content Officer Andrea McCarren. McCarren grew up in a military family, so raising service dogs for military servicemen has a profoundly personal meaning to her, the credit union said. Ace will be the fourth dog raised by McCarren.