Posted by
Ed Lilly on Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:07:30 PM
Having lost our beloved companion of 16 years last fall, a Hoosier mutt of mixed parentage, I am particularly touched by this story of a U.S. Marine and those who helped make it possible for another beautiful dog to find a loving home. May they have many years of loving companionship. Here's the story in case you don't click through:
A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday with one of his closest war buddies—a 2-year-old dog named Nubs.
Nubs greeted Maj. Brian Dennis at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station when the fighter pilot returned from Iraq.
It was the first time the two were together since Dennis' family and close friends helped raise $3,500 to fly the dog to San Diego about a month ago. Nubs wasn't allowed to stay on base in Iraq.
Dennis, 36, of St. Pete Beach, Fla., had spotted the mongrel dog while on patrol in Anbar province and later nursed the animal back to health after finding him stabbed with a screwdriver.
He named the dog Nubs after learning someone cut the ears off believing it would make the dog more aggressive and alert.
I'll never understand what it would take for someone to be able to do the kinds of things to a dog that are described here. Thank goodness for this Marine and the efforts of all those who helped him.