Sgt. Reunites with Hero Dog (video)

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Sgt. Chris Duke was serving in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber tried to attack his base, but his life was saved thanks to a dog named Rufus.

(2 min. video at link)

[Kartographer]

They also serve those who only sit, stay, lay down and bark. ;-)

[Hans]

Wonderful.

[keepitreal]

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[mowowie]

Great story.
I just had to go give my doggie a belly rub after seeing that.

[giotto]

LOL! Cute!

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[algernonpj]

Hero to be reunited with soldier he saved

[SandRat]

Happy Doggone Tail

WOOOF!

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[ExTexasRedhead]

Awesome story. Watch the video!

[MarineMom613]

for later viewing.

[algernonpj]

For those who, like me, do not have broad band:

Rufus, left, and Target relax after reuniting with Sgt. Christopher Duke at PetAirways on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Atlanta. Rufus, Target, and another dog, Sahsa, saved Duke's and other soldiers' lives while serving in Afghanistan when on the evening of Feb. 11, 2010, the dogs attacked a suicide bomber trying to enter their barracks, forcing the bomber to detonate his explosives in the entry corridor. Five soldiers sustained injuries but no one died that night thanks to the life-saving actions of the dogs. Sasha was killed in the attack.

[Joe Boucher]

The more I’m around people,
the more I like being with my dogs.

[nuconvert]

Thanx

[freekitty]

I love stories like this.

[trisham]

Thank you for posting this wonderful story and video.

[OldPossum]

Thanks for posting the newspaper story, for us wretches who have dial-up and cannot watch videos.

[OldPossum]

And thanks for that photo and story on post 12. Rufus sure looks better, having been cleaned up.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

thanks for the ping....what a great story!

[Titan Magroyne]

Thank you both for bringing this story to FR! (On dialup too)