Heading To Freedom Soon

"We found Yogi locally here in Syria. He was being abused by locals who were scaring him with fire and cigarettes and trying to teach him how to be an attack dog. We were able to get Yogi from the locals and I have been taking care of him here. He has been a good companion keeping me company while deployed. He has really helped raise morale for myself and others at our camp. He’s a great dog and a part of our deployed family and I want to make sure he is taken care of."

"Recently on base we had discovered multiple litters of puppies spread in various spots. I heard that other

stray dogs had taken lives of some of the puppies and others were just disappearing. This made me

want to go out and possibly attempt to rescue a few to at least get them somewhere safe. We were

driving through searching a very closed off and separated area of the base we came across 2 recently deceased puppies hidden next to some pallets. Though there was one single live puppy all by herself camped out right next to dead siblings lost and unknowing what to do. She was a little furball but you could tell passed the fur she was very skinny and frail. I immediately made the decision to take her back to our station and nurse her back to health as best as I could. Prior to finding her I only had intentions of helping the puppies if we had found any, not realizing that adoption would be an option but after I saw what she had dealt with and not even a couple hours of petting and loving her I knew she was my one and I HAD to find a way to get her home with me. I was attached immediately, she is very sweet and playful, a VERY smart puppy also. She follows me around everywhere and I can't imagine going on home knowing I left her like she had been left before by her mother and siblings. The next day I decided on the name "Viata" or V for short meaning "life" in Romanian. This because she gave me life as I promise to give her the best life she could have. Im one who believes everything happens for a reason and I fully believe she was put in my life as I was put in hers.. to stay."

"I was working in Afghanistan and took in  2 stray dogs, Tina and Lina, to protect them from coyotes who have been known to kill other dogs at our location in the past.  I have been feeding and caring for them and since have sent them to the clinic in Kabul so they can get vaccinated and ready for travel to the USA.  Both of the dogs have forever homes in the USA where they will have a wonderful and safe life.  They would otherwise be back on the streets with no food, shelter or protection from this very dangerous country.  I cannot leave them behind to face that kind of life as they are the sweetest dogs."

"MK Airbase has a lot of strays dog that roam around. Myself and other MPs(Military Police) formed strong bonds with these dogs. They make the longest days a little shorter and the darkest days shine a little brighter. While on patrol a MP found a litter of puppies. We took them into our make shift dog shelter and to keep them out of freezing weather, unfortunately 2 puppies didn’t make it. Each shift we would occasionally check in on them making sure they had food and water. When it was my shift and on “paw patrol”,  2 of the puppies, Coca & Roman, I really grew close to. I’d like to end this deployment by taking them back with me."

Roman passed away from Parvo sadly right after they arrived to the clinic.  Soldier is now adopting another one and has named it Roman Jr in memory of Roman.  This is the R-Paw Patrol.

"MK Airbase has a lot of strays dog that roam around. Myself and other MPs(Military Police) formed strong bonds with these dogs. They make the longest days a little shorter and the darkest days shine a little brighter. While on patrol a MP found a litter of puppies. We took them into our make shift dog shelter and to keep them out of freezing weather, unfortunately 2 puppies didn’t make it. Each shift we would occasionally check in on them making sure they had food and water. When it was my shift and on “paw patrol”,  2 of the puppies, Coca & Roman, I really grew close to. I’d like to end this deployment by taking them back with me." 

Roman passed away from Parvo sadly right after they arrived to the clinic.  Soldier is now adopting another one and has named it Roman Jr in memory of Roman.  This is the R-Paw Patrol.

"When we arrived in Qatar we found Leche and Tweak living alongside the base security forces. During our training with the outgoing unit, we learned about how the two had been their beacon of morale during their time here. We too have spent long hours beside these cats, and with the changes the base is undergoing, Leche and Tweak won't have a home here much longer."

"We found Rigatoni at a ANA check point while doing some training on camp. We had passed by her a couple times and never found her mom. She was a little nervous but she warmed up to us super quick

and is very playful. We started introducing her to others and she is very sweet and ridiculously smart."