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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Bomb-sniffing dog reunited with handler for keeps

An Air Force bomb-dog handler who was severely injured in Iraq adopted her closest comrade in war — an 80-pound German shepherd named Rex — in a small ceremony Friday at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.

The much-awaited moment for Tech. Sgt. Jamie Dana, 27, came 6 ½ months after she was nearly killed when a bomb exploded beneath the Humvee in which she and Rex were riding. Rex had minor injuries.


A real feel-good story. Read the rest at the Seattle Times
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