Strong Bonds Link Military Dogs, Handlers -- Stars and Stripes
HEIDELBERG, Germany — He was a go-getter, an athletic, high-speed soldier with an incredible drive. Young, dark and handsome, he was often playful and humorous.
So when an insurgent’s bullet found him on the Fourth of July, his closest friend decided there was no way he’d let him die.
“I have to get on that medevac!” Spc. Marc Whittaker yelled when the shooting stopped, as he hunkered down in a mud hut where he’d carried his wounded comrade.
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My Comment: The best friend that I had ever had was my dog .... and I still remember him 28 years later. So for soldiers in the field with their dogs .... with bullets always flying and IEDs exploding .... yup .... I expect that bond to be even stronger.
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