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American soldier in Iraq and the dog that loves him
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This story comes straight out of Iraq and is about a dog that an American soldier rescued. Major Brian Dennis found a wounded dog and took care of it. The dog’s ears had been cut off so he named it “Nubs”. It soon had another wound - Nubs was stabbed with a screwdriver. Major Dennis took care of it too. Soon his troop had to relocate 70 miles away across the desert. He left Nubs behind. Nubs didn’t like that and while still wounded, traveled the 70 miles across the desert to be with the Major again. While this made Brian very happy it was short lived. He was told that if the dog was not gone in 3 days the dog would be shot. He then started a frantic email campaign to raise enough money to get Nubs to safety. It worked. Nubs will be coming to the USA. For a more in-depth information on this story you can see the CNN video here
this link should take you too the clip
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5c_1202890917
MARINE SAVES AN IRAQI PUPPY
Marine Rescues 'Lava' the Dog From Hot Zone
Bonded With Pup While Fighting in Fallujah, Iraq
April 6, 2005
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RSS For much of the Iraq war, Fallujah has been one of the most dangerous hot spots for U.S. troops, an unlikely place for an American Marine to find a new best friend.
But it was there that a group of Marines known as "the lava dogs" came across an irresistible three-week-old refugee -- a puppy.
"Nothing fazed him," Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman said. "Nothing scared him, he didn't mind the shooting and bombs and explosions.
"He was all flea-bitten and just really covered in scabs and filthy dirty," Kopelman, a U.S. Marine reservist, added. "So some of the Marines there found him and cleaned him up. They were using kerosene to get the fleas off him and bathe him in that."
The Marines named him Lava and immediately hid the pup, since pets are strictly forbidden under military law. But the men figured this was worth the risk of a court-martial.
"Lava was a great comfort to all the Marines really, that he was around," Kopelman said. "You get done at the end of a day of fighting and this was kind of nice, to have a puppy there in a house that we occupied."
'Pretty Damned Lucky'
While most of the unit bonded with Lava, Kopelman took it upon himself to bring the dog home with him to San Diego. It took the help of an American reporter, the Iams Dog Food Company and the Helen Woodward Animal Center, as well as assistence from Vohne Liche Kennels. At one point, Lava was turned back at the Jordanian border.
"I wasn't sure he was coming until he landed," Kopelman said.
Kopelman, who just returned home from Iraq, hadn't seen Lava for a month and a half. Monday's was a homecoming between old best friends.
"People have asked if I was going to change his name, and I said if I did it would only be to Lucky," he said. "Because if you go from Fallujah to Rancho Santa Fe, you're pretty damned lucky."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIzyAM5qrQ
I've just finished reading the book about this puppy, and i think its really great to see "tough" american soldiers and marines go out of their way to save a dogs life. We have so many stories of bad things happening, that i thought i would find some good and happy stories for a change.
mandy
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