Marine, Iraq dog reunited in San Diego
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SAN DIEGO - 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.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080322/ap_on_re_us/marine_s_best_friend_2This image provided by Marine Major Brian Dennis shows Dennis holding his adopted dog, Nubs, near the Iraq-Jordan border on Feb. 4, 2008 . The San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday March 22, 2008 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.
(AP Photo/ Courtesy Major Brian Dennis, File)
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