Soldier reunites with dog
November 22nd, 2010
Rascals likes this story about a border collie mix puppy and a female soldier reunited… “Three months after shipping her adopted dog, Ratchet, Ratchet, a border collie mix, home from Iraq, Army Specialist Gwen Beberg was reunited with him. The two were reunited Saturday (Jan 17, 09) as Beberg returned to Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, (after her tour of duty was over in Iraq) the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Beberg adopted Ratchet as a month-old pup after fellow soldiers rescued him from a burning pile of trash in Baghdad, Iraq. Friends, family and supporters gathered at VFW Post 363 to witness the reunion. I wish every soldier in the world, past, present and future, came home to a welcome like this, Beberg said. Beberg urged support for Operation Baghdad Pups, a branch of SPCA International that rescues dogs and cats adopted by US military personnel. More than 50 pets have been relocated to the United States. Although the Army balked at Bebergs plan to send the dog home, Bebergs efforts, and those of Operation Baghdad Pups — along with 70000 signatures on online petitions and some help from congress — led military officials to loosen the prohibition on US troops adopting pets in Iraq.”