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Dead Soldier's Family Gets Pup He Held
AP via FOX News.com ^
| May 25, 2007
| PHILIP ELLIOTT
Posted on 05/25/2007 4:07:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
CONCORD, N.H. — The family of Army Spc. Justin Rollins finally got to hold one of the last things he held.
A female puppy the 22-year-old nuzzled the night before his death in a roadside bombing in Iraq frolicked Friday in New Hampshire, completing a nearly 6,000-mile journey that Rollins' family and girlfriend began pushing for after seeing photos of him with a newborn litter.
"It was the last bit of happiness Justin had," said Rollins' girlfriend, Brittney Murray.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; US: New Hampshire; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: doggieping; frwn; goldstar; greaterlove; iraq; memorialday; puppy; ultimatesacrifice
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:07:47 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: HairOfTheDog
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:14:49 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!!!" --http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0439.html)
To: Kaslin
A very bittersweet story...have a long and happy life, Hero.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:19:50 PM PDT
by
top 2 toe red
(~*~ All we have to do is save the Cheerleader?!?!? ~*~)
To: Kaslin
Two months ago, Spc. Justin Rollins fell in love with a puppy that he found in Iraq. The dog will be flown to his family in Newport.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:20:58 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Kaslin
This photo provided by Rep. Paul Hodes office shows Army Spc. Justin Rollins with a puppy he found in Iraq. Rollins was killed by a roadside bomb March 5 in Samarra. Ever since his death, Rollins' family has longed to bring Hero the dog to the United States. On Friday, May 25, 2007, they got their wish. (AP Photo/ Courtesy Rep. Paul Hodes
After a long trip, Hero the dog is led by Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., to greet the press outside of Hodes office in Concord, N.H. Friday, May 25, 2007. Hero's owner Army Spc. Justin Rollins was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq a day after adopting the pup. Hodes assisted in helping to bring the puppy to the U.S. for Rollins's parent Skip and Ronda Rollins from Newport, N.H. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:22:15 PM PDT
by
radar101
(Dream Team--Hunter&Thompson)
To: SandRat
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:22:19 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: SandRat
To: Calpernia
Whoops, I did it as well!
To: Kaslin
Heartwarming story. So glad the pup made it.
Thanks for the update.
To: Cailleach
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:25:53 PM PDT
by
kalee
(The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
To: kalee
Boy, my screen is blurry.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:27:08 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
To: Kaslin
Smiling..weeping..
Godspeed soldier..your pup is safe at home.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:27:18 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet -Fred'08)
To: Dog Gone; StarCMC; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ..
K-9 Pal in Iraq comforts family of fallen Warrior.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:27:20 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Kaslin
Choking up here.
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:43:32 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
To: Sacajaweau
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:49:14 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: SandRat; HairOfTheDog
did you get Hair of the Dog?
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posted on
05/25/2007 4:55:59 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
To: Lady Jag
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posted on
05/25/2007 5:30:32 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
To: fatnotlazy
Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. God Bless Justin.
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posted on
05/25/2007 5:49:10 PM PDT
by
Just Lori
(There is nothing "democratic" about Democrats.)
To: Lady Jag
Screen misty....
Canine Bump.
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posted on
05/25/2007 6:46:15 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Kaslin; sinkspur; 88keys; DugwayDuke; Severa; the OlLine Rebel; naturalman1975; Abathar; ...
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