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Fallen soldier’s pup Laia arrives in U.S.
PeoplePets.com ^ | 6/2/09

Posted on 06/02/2009 9:18:51 PM PDT by Kartographer

Richard Hutchison didn't get to see his brother, Maj. Steven Hutchison, return home alive from Iraq. But Monday he got at least a tiny comfort: Laia, the dog the soldier rescued and loved in Iraq, landed in the United States after being saved by his former comrades and Operation Baghdad Pups, an offshoot of SPCA International.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dogs; fallen; militaryfamilies; pet; spca; veteran
All dogs deservantly do go to heaven its people who have to earn their way.
1 posted on 06/02/2009 9:18:51 PM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

Cute dog. The pup will bet taken care of for sure. Rest In Peace Major Hutchison..


2 posted on 06/02/2009 9:25:14 PM PDT by max americana
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To: Kartographer

The Force is with you, young Laia. And with your master.


3 posted on 06/02/2009 9:25:30 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: Kartographer

Screen’s all blurry, what’s up with that?


4 posted on 06/02/2009 9:44:32 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
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To: Eagles6

Mine too. And my keys are all wet.


5 posted on 06/02/2009 10:05:36 PM PDT by GloriaJane (http://www.last.fm/music/Gloria+Jane/_/World+Peace?autostart)
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To: GloriaJane

Perhaps we could get a stimulus grant to study it?


6 posted on 06/02/2009 10:16:49 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
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To: Kartographer

Amen.


7 posted on 06/02/2009 10:37:13 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Kartographer

Oh, man... Im all tearing up...


8 posted on 06/02/2009 11:37:50 PM PDT by ketelone
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To: Kartographer
Sweet looking pup.

9 posted on 06/02/2009 11:43:08 PM PDT by Bobalu (Don't despair, it will all be over soon.)
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I’m sorry the Major was killed, but I like the happy ending part with the dog! Some good came out of the terrible tragedy.


10 posted on 06/03/2009 5:34:30 AM PDT by RoadTest (For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus - I Tim 2:5)
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To: GloriaJane; Eagles6

We’ve apparently all got the same computer virus.


11 posted on 06/03/2009 5:54:40 AM PDT by Salamander (Cursed with Second Sight.)
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