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Brady Rusk, 12, hugs Eli at a retirement and adoption ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 3. The bomb-sniffing Labrador retriever was assigned to Brady's older brother, Marine Pfc. Colton Rusk, 20, who was killed in action in Afghanistan by Taliban sniper fire Dec. 5. The Department of Defense granted the Rusk's permission to adopt Eli and allow him to join their family.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III) Labrador, Action, Retriever, War Dogs, Dog Hero
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Brady Rusk, 12, hugs Eli at a retirement and adoption ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 3. The bomb-sniffing Labrador retriever was assigned to Brady's older brother, Marine Pfc. Colton Rusk, 20, who was killed in action in Afghanistan by Taliban sniper fire Dec. 5. The Department of Defense granted the Rusk's permission to adopt Eli and allow him to join their family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Plastered across the top of Pfc. Colton Rusk's Facebook page are photographs of a black Labrador Retriever, named Eli, who always looks like he's smiling. Rusk was a dog handler who had enlisted in the Marines right out of high school and Eli, the four-year-old bomb-sniffing dog, was his partner.    The pair was serving in Afghanistan when Rusk was hit by Taliban sniper fire on Dec. 6, 2010. Eli was the first to reach him where Rusk fell. The dog crawled on top of Rusk's body,  ferociously protecting his handler "[snapping at the] other Marines who rushed to [Rusk's aide]. 'Eli bit one of them,' said Rusk's father Darrell, recalling the story told to him by other Marines."    Colton Rusk did not survive the attack. He was 20 years old when he died.     In all of the articles that have been published since Rusk's death -- and there are many -- this fallen handler and his war dog are always described the same way: They were best friends. Family members recount how Rusk broke protocol so that Eli could be by his side all the time, sharing his cot instead of sleeping in the kennel. Rusk's mother, Kathy, told AP that ""Every time he called home, it was always about Eli. She said it gave her comfort to know her son "wasn't alone over there."    It was this bond that prompted the Rusk family to petition the military to let them adopt Eli after their son's death. And while Eli is a young canine, still at the beginning of what might have been a long career as an IED detection dog, the military saw fit to make an exception, and granted Eli special permission to retire from service.    The Rusk family traveled to Lackland Air Force base on Feb. 3 to pick Eli up and bring him back to their Texas ranch where he will begin his retirement, joining the family's three other dogs in the home where Colton was once a boy. (You can watch a video of the Rusk family -- Colton's parents and his two young brothers -- reunite with Eli here.) Fitness, High School, Labrador Retriever, Black Labrador Retriever
Plastered across the top of Pfc. Colton Rusk's Facebook page are photographs of a black Labrador Retriever, named Eli, who always looks like he's smiling. Rusk was a dog handler who had enlisted in the Marines right out of high school and Eli, the four-year-old bomb-sniffing dog, was his partner. The pair was serving in Afghanistan when Rusk was hit by Taliban sniper fire on Dec. 6, 2010. Eli was the first to reach him where Rusk fell. The dog crawled on top of Rusk's body, ferociously protecting his handler "[snapping at the] other Marines who rushed to [Rusk's aide]. 'Eli bit one of them,' said Rusk's father Darrell, recalling the story told to him by other Marines." Colton Rusk did not survive the attack. He was 20 years old when he died. In all of the articles that have been published since Rusk's death -- and there are many -- this fallen handler and his war dog are always described the same way: They were best friends. Family members recount how Rusk broke protocol so that Eli could be by his side all the time, sharing his cot instead of sleeping in the kennel. Rusk's mother, Kathy, told AP that ""Every time he called home, it was always about Eli. She said it gave her comfort to know her son "wasn't alone over there." It was this bond that prompted the Rusk family to petition the military to let them adopt Eli after their son's death. And while Eli is a young canine, still at the beginning of what might have been a long career as an IED detection dog, the military saw fit to make an exception, and granted Eli special permission to retire from service. The Rusk family traveled to Lackland Air Force base on Feb. 3 to pick Eli up and bring him back to their Texas ranch where he will begin his retirement, joining the family's three other dogs in the home where Colton was once a boy. (You can watch a video of the Rusk family -- Colton's parents and his two young brothers -- reunite with Eli here.)
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Dakota Meyer, 23, is the third living recipient — and first living Marine recipient — of the nation’s highest combat honor for actions in the Iraq and Afghanistan. No living Marine has received the award in the last 38 years.
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Traci Wise: I found my son sitting having a moment with his daddy (SFC Benjamin Wise) the other day. We lost him January 15 in Afghanistan… we cannot forget about the incredible loss these children must undertake.” ||Heartbreaking. REALLY makes me resent people like the MSNBC host who was conflicted about calling fallen soldiers heroes....The man in that picture is a hero to his son. Humor, Jesse James, Sad Stories, Aww, Meme
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Traci Wise: I found my son sitting having a moment with his daddy (SFC Benjamin Wise) the other day. We lost him January 15 in Afghanistan… we cannot forget about the incredible loss these children must undertake.” ||Heartbreaking. REALLY makes me resent people like the MSNBC host who was conflicted about calling fallen soldiers heroes....The man in that picture is a hero to his son.
A 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Soldier places an American flag in front of fallen veteran’s grave stone at Arlington National Cemetery. Each year for the past 40 years, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment has honored America's fallen heroes by placing American flags at gravestones just prior to Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Sgt. Jose Torres) - MilitaryAvenue.com Police, Respect, Veteran
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A 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Soldier places an American flag in front of fallen veteran’s grave stone at Arlington National Cemetery. Each year for the past 40 years, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment has honored America's fallen heroes by placing American flags at gravestones just prior to Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Sgt. Jose Torres) - MilitaryAvenue.com
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