Posted on 12/04/2019 4:49:45 PM PST by Jemian
Sydney Eicher waits with her newborn son to hear any news from her husband, Joe who is serving in the Army. Lately, their conversation is about a dog named Ragnar.
"They were on a mission and they went to this house and dog was in really bad shape," Eicher said.
She says her husband’s unit found Ragnar tied up in a compound while on a mission in a remote area of Afghanistan.
One soldier, Sergeant First Class Josh Lott, traded rations for the dog.
"He had a lot of fleas and stuff,” Eicher explained. “He was really malnourished. They had to do a lot to get him back to health. They didn’t think he was going to make it.”
They took Ragnar back to their remote outpost, where soldiers worked together to nurse him back to health.
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"He's become a friend,” she said. “A little supporter. They all look up to him when the day is over...Out there it’s hard and they have this tiny friend running around keeping them company and giving them light in the day.”
Soon, Sergeant Lott will head home.
Helping Ragnar get to his new home with his fellow brother. "They're taught to not leave anybody behind and this dog is now one of them," she said.
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To bad President Trump didn’t hear about this. That little guy could have flown here from Afghanistan on AF-1 with the president.
Is he your son?
“Jemians Terror”
Yes. He did, indeed, live up to that nickname.
I am talking with JT now. He is past that $6000 mark. RAGNAR is moving to the US.
Oh thats great. Incredible that it costs so much.
That is great! I am so happy for them! Does Ragnar have to go through a quarantine period? What a lucky dog.
“That little guy could have flown here from Afghanistan on AF-1 with the president.”
LOL! I would have loved to see that!
I know a woman who has Usher’s Syndrome. She went deaf and now she is going blind.
Her service dog is amazing. He stares at her the whole time they are out in public. I’ve never seen anything like it.
She says when she takes his harness off, he turns into a puppy!
This pup has more discipline than most humans!
The whole “service animal” system has been abused.
They are only allowed to keep him for 3 years, then he will be retired. She said he will spend his retirement with her family. Her whole family is love with this dog and I agree.
Never seen a dog this disciplined. Fricken amazing. Hat’s off to the people who trained him. God bless em.
I love a happy story!
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