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Related: About this forumThis Soldier Rescued A Puppy From A Garbage Pit In Afghanistan. Now He's Fighting To Bring Her Home
Zack McEntire is fighting battles on two fronts, serving in Afghanistan and finding a way to bring his beloved puppy home when his tour ends in about a month.McEntire, a U.S. Army specialist from Aledo, found the Afghan hound named Mimi in a 50-foot garbage burn pit filled with medical waste in March, said his mother, Nancy McEntire.
I can see him climbing down in to the pit to rescue the dog; hes been a dog lover all of his life, his mother said.
Zack McEntire, 26, has always been compassionate toward dogs, rescuing strays as a child.
He would always say, look what I found. We have to feed it, his mother said.
Bringing Mimi home will not be easy. The cost is around $6,000 to cover the flight, quarantine and veterinary expenses.
McEntire is getting help raising the money from Paws of War, a nonprofit organization in Long Island, N.Y., that helps soldiers who want to return home with their dogs. Donations can be made through Operation Saving Mimi. Paws of war also trains service dogs for veterans with PTSD
https://taskandpurpose.com/soldier-rescued-puppy-afghanistan/
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(28,120 posts)For donating later today.
Thx for posting this, douglas.
3catwoman3
(23,985 posts)...Air Force nurse corps, I was claimed by a kitten that someone in my BOQ building found wandering around iin the town by the base. Love at first sight. I brought him back to the States when my tour there was over. No way I would have left him there. I had him for 20 years.
He died the night the Sapporo Olympics closed. It seemed fitting, somehow. Max was a great cat - lots of personality. even people who thought they didn't like cats liked Max.
I hope it all works out for Mimi and her rescuer.
mopinko
(70,103 posts)i just dont get it.
if we can afford to feed scott pruitt, why cant we do this for our vets?