Abused Dog Tracks Marine who cared for him 70 Miles across Desert

[RamboLiberal]

Another awwww story. CNN video story worth watching if you're an animal and especially a dog lover.

A beaten and abused dog in Iraq tracked a soldier who had befriended him 70 miles across the Iraqi desert. WFTS reports.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/02/12/dnt.dog.war.zone.wfts

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That’s when the Marine made it his mission to get Nubbs to safety. He wrote, “Nubbs was going to America, this dog had been through a lifetime of fighting war, abuse, and had tracked our team over 70 miles of harsh desert (and) was going to live the good life."

The major started an e-mail campaign that crisscrossed continents. Within two days there was three thousand dollars to bring Nubbs home.

“The hardest part was getting him across the Jordanian border,” Cargo told us.

But, in keeping with the rest of this story, the duo defied the odds. Major Dennis was able to get Nubbs into Jordan. A family here in The U.S. will take care of him there until these friends can be reunited.

“I almost feel like Brian is his guardian angel and maybe he is Brian's guardian angel,” Cargo said.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=0cf42d39-be79-4ed0-903a-269a194c42f8

Semper Fi to Major Dennis. Tears in my eyes posting this one.

[EFerrari]

1. And THIS is why your best friend should be a dog.

Great story.

[zonkers]

4. Dogs were the best friends I ever had.

[EFerrari]

5. Then we were both lucky, zonkers.

:toast:

[JI7]

2. good boy

[bleever]

3. Who's a good boy?

You are, that's who.


What a great story.

[ClayZ]

6. K and R

[amborin]

7. hope the marine gets home to the us fast, too

bring them all home asap

[SeattleGirl]

8. That's so sweet.

What a wonderful story.

[casus belli]

9. Great Story! Thanks for sharing. n/t

[oscarmitre]

10. A great story!

Thanks for posting and much kudos to Major Dennis and his colleagues.

[BigBearJohn]

11. Thanks for posting this! K/R

[laststeamtrain]

12. K & R--wow.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. Glad I dropped in to GD tonight

A great story on which to end the day and go hit the sack. At least some good things have come out of this dreadful and immoral war.

[Triana]

14. Awwwwwwwwrrr!

*snif*

[ConsAreLiars]

15. A couple of pix to show the difference between a dog with and without its chosen partner

Here is Lucy with:



Here is Lucy without. I went through a week of this, knowing there was only one (not yet) possible resolution.

[theHandpuppet]

31. Wow -- those photos are realing telling

Thanks for sharing!

[rhybeckah]

16. re: Maj. Brian Dennis & Nubbs

Does anyone know how to contact Maj. Dennis to send money to
help with the dog's expenses?

[RamboLiberal]

19. You might try the Tampa Bay station that did the story

http://www.abcactionnews.com/default.aspx - They also mentioned Major Brian Davis was a St. Petersburg native. Let us know if anything is found. I'd be willing to donate.

[Olney Blue]

33. Welcome to DU, rhybeckah!

:hi:

[greenvpi]

17. CNN is stooping to a new low...

by publishing such BS. Do the Bush worshipers really think we're dumb enough to believe the garbage they publish now?

[Wednesdays]

18. Uh, did you take a wrong turn at Albuquerque or something?

:wtf:

[karlrschneider]

20. Erm, one of us is confused here...

actually both, probably. :wtf:

[AnneD]

21. I have been to 3rd world countries....

the way street dogs are treated is beyond inhumane. It will tug at your heart and you can never get it out of your head.

[Neecy]

22. amazing story...

I'm a fellow dog lover and what this man did was incredible. Thank you for posting.

Funny, though, how we'll let Iraqi dogs into this country but we've allowed very few Iraqi people, even those who worked for us and put their lives in danger by doing so, into the US. Funny how CNN never covers that part of the story.

[0rganism]

23. tragic, really

Contrasting with the overall human situation makes it harder for me to appreciate one simple humane act. Here is a guy who went out of his way to do something nice for a fellow traveler, but I can't stop wondering how many Iraqi humans would give everything they have to get their families into one of the "coalition" countries? I bet there'd be a few who would follow a soldier 70 miles across the desert if there was any hope at all.

[Virginia Dare]

26. To it's credit, I saw one on the MSM about a month ago..

probably ABC, that's the only one I can really stomach in short intervals.

It was about a U.S. officer (don't remember if it was Army or Marine) and the effort he went through to get his Iraqi interpretor who had saved his life on several occasions safely back here. There are thousands upon thousands left behind though, and who knows what's become of some of them.

[truedelphi]

28. True and very very sad

Left behind when the people they supported move out, the translators and all the others
often face reprisal from those Iraqis who feel anyone who works with US forces is a traitor

[goforit]

24. speechless...... and great to know someone cares.

[Orsino]

25. If we had made similar efforts with the Iraqis...

...some sort of success might have been possible there.

[Virginia Dare]

27. Wow, what a tear jerker..

Dogs Rule!!!!

Thanks for the sweet story...:yourock:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

29. A ray of light in a blinding storm.

Good for both of them.

[Kolesar]

30. You're going to America, where they bathe their dogs...eom

[rpannier]

32. Great story

He is a handsome dog

[Barack_America]

34. Love, love that story! n/t