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Never Gets Old: U.S. Marine Welcomed Home by His Ridiculously Excited Dog After a Year Overseas

Jan. 24, 2013 4:20pm Jason Howerton

A video posted on YouTube by the Welcome Home Blog earlier this week captures the heartwarming moment of one U.S. Marine’s homecoming. He was not only greeted by his family, but also his very excited dog, Callie. The dog spins in circles, wags her tail and basically goes bonkers at seeing Beau, the U.S. Marine.

“I love you Callie bear,” the Marine says in the video.

“My son, Beau, has been away for over a year and he has not been home since Christmas 2011. Our dog, Callie, has been growing suspicious since I’ve been cleaning out his room for the past month preparing for his homecoming,” the video’s description reads. “Today was the day he came home, and this was her reaction to seeing him for the first time in over a year. She was so excited she didn’t know what to do!”

Watch the touching video below. It’s OK if you cry.

For more videos showing military homecomings, visit welcomehomeblog.com.

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LB
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 1:05am
Marine loved by his dog, priceless…..BO loved by flies…scary.
God Bless, soldier and 4 legged friend.

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- NeoKong
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 10:44am
  WaHAHahAHahAhahHAhahAHahHAhhAHhahAHhAHhaA……
  
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- SPIN_MD
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 11:45am
  Lord of the Flies…maybe? LOL
  
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Flag-Man
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:09am
Semper Fi Marine

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Zeke48
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:53pm
Welcome home Marine , and God Bless and thank you for your service. I’m an old Marine myself, and I’m happy you’re home. Enjoy Callie. Semper Fi

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Jeremiah29verses23to24
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:25pm
Sign and tell a friend.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-gift-f-16s-egypt-now-we-cant-afford-country-nor-can-we-risk-it/wkfxvRpn

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grimmster
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:56pm
Yep Blaze,it never gets old!

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- HappyConservative
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:22pm
  Fabulous, Blaze!! Thanks for posting! With all that is screwed up in this world, we can always count on our soldiers and our dogs! God Bless them both for their service! Amen!
  
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- CatB
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:55pm
  Agree … and both myself and MY little Callie LOVED it!
  
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JB4JS
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:11pm
WELCOME HOME, BEAU! Thank you for your service. And how wonderful to have such a faithful dog as Callie. I have enormous respect for military service members and I am partial to Marines. (I have two sons serving in the Corps.) Oorah! Semper Fi!

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CunningLawyer
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:32pm
A great book about dogs is Merle’s Door, Lessons from a Freethinking Dog, by Ted Kerasote. I had to skip over the endless explanations of dog history but the story is just amazing and true. I love dogs. Wouldn’t be without one or two.

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Sharon Rose
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:59pm
Awwwwwwwwww, how sweet, thank you sir for your service. Glad you are home.

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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:12pm
  One Happy PUP, Welcome Home Marine, OORAH !!!
  
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SilentReader
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:51pm
Awesome!

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smokey888x2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:38pm
That was great.

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- DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:27pm
  Great story. I needed that now.
  
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Magyar
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:02pm
First—thank you for your service Marine and WECOME HOME!

Remember: DOG spelled backwards is GOD— Can there be any question?

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- Stoic one
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:18pm
  Amen
  
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- toomuchgovt
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:06pm
  Welcome home. This will never get old for me. I want all our troops home now, I can’t watch them fight to lose, train armies to kill them and us, bring them home.
  
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OhSnappage
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:34pm
Touching reunion, welcome home.

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justangry
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:24pm
I’d argue it’s gotten old a LONG time ago. Bring them home now!!

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- woodyee
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:55pm
  YASSUH!
  
  I can’t stand the implementation of an all-’volunteer’ military. It bleeds our nation of Patriots, while their scombeg detractors enjoy the freedom they fight for, to disparage them here at home. They somewhat are neutral about the military now (they might need them at home is their thinking) but if a Repub is elected in 2016, out from under the cupboards like roaches will they swarm…
  
  I say make military service mandatory, or bring back the draft, and make those scombegs fight for their own freedom..,
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:10pm
  Woodyee,
  Right on brother. You are exactly right. The cons do the fighting and the coms stay home and bang the girls. F that. Make them fairies fight like the rest of us.
  
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RaydocX
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:50pm
the responsiblity for and unconditional love from a pet can help vets and others with psych stresses to heal…

the armies of the bible did not march back home straight from battle… they bivouacked (spelling?) outside the city, tore their clothes, screeched, bathed in blood… sorted out the horrors they had faced.

Grossman talks about the link between PTSD and the knowledge, even if you didn’t, that you might be expected to take a human life… it’s the only difference from the villager victims that go through the same process but DON’T have PTSD afterwards… and it’s something our military and politicians do precious little to address… once a troop musters out, his mental health is his own to deal with, and in a land that while far better than during ‘Nam, is still sufficiently divided he may bump up against a ‘child killer’ labeling loon.

So I wish this marine quick healing and a happy home with his pet and the rest of his family… we’ve once again sent too many of the best of a generation into a meatgrinder that will leave them forever changed, without recognizing the repurcussions…

it’s been argued the softening in America after WWII was partly because the ratio of fit, dedicated, moral men compared to the hangers on dropped off, leaving more ‘lesser men’ to father babies, and raise them without the character that defined the greatest generation…

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Shenandoahvalleyminuteman
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:41pm
Not all that special. My dog does that everyday when I come home from work.

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- himynameisliberty
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:50pm
  Lol mine too, but it’s still heartwarming to see. I tear up more when I see the homecomings involving little kids though
- felixkatt
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:07pm
  Yes, my dogs do that also; but it does not make the video less meaningful.
  A dog’s unconditional love and devotion are one of the most important things we can have.
  
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- cosette
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:49pm
  I’ve heard it said that, in order to keep your self worth in perspective, everyone should have a dog to adore you and a cat to ignore you. Cute huh?
  
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- Zeke48
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:45pm
  It sounds like the story went right over your head!
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:37pm
No military personnel should be deployed for a year.
It’s not right for loved ones to be parted for so long.

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- facilitiesmgr
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:31pm
  It is a long time but not nearly as long as many WW II vets experienced. Many of them were away for years on end, without being able to come home for furlough.
  
  Our prayers are with our military men and women who are “standing on the wall of freedom”. Their families are also in our prayers because they too pay a price.
  
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CanteenBoy
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:31pm
Add your comments

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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:39pm
  Man’s best friend.
  A gift from God.
  Unconditional love.
  
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Ageneral3
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:14pm
Just super. Welcome home.

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momrules
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:52pm
I never get tired of these videos. Welcome home Marine. What a great welcome from your Callie.

Last Wednesday night my almost 19 y/o cat died peacefully while lying in my lap. Five days later I had to put my 10 y/o dog down. I cried like a baby.

Love your pet friends while you’ve got them folks. They sure do love us.

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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:05pm
  MOM, I’m so sorry about your pets. I cried. The first pet I had die (a baby colt) abandoned by her mom and I tried to help her back to health with feeding every 2 hours night and day for a week and she just couldn’t make it………I cried a full week it hurt so bad. Until then, I never knew what real hurt was.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:09pm
  I got so carried away with remembering the pain of losing a pet, I forgot to say how much I loved watching Callie’s excitement of her Marine coming home……… (we used to have a horse named Callie, so I love the name)
  
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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:21pm
  Mom, my condolences to you and your family.
  
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- HotFixIt
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:15pm
  My heart breaks for you and all you will go through the next weeks. It will take time …. you will continue to hear them and expect to see them around every corner.
  
  I dread this in the not too distant years with my 3 … 12 and 14 year old dogs who share my life.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:29pm
  Thanks guys………for your words of comfort and understanding.
  
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Jake Dog2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:50pm
Yes welcome home Marine and all our service members and HOOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLL to all you loving and loyal dogies. OK meow to you friendly and loving cats.

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- SpankDaMonkey
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:55pm
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  You just lost your Man Card with the Cat comment………..
  
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- Jake Dog2
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:56pm
  That was fun but what did you bring me to eat?
  
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- Jake Dog2
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:58pm
  OK I new that was coming lol
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:41pm
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All good dogs go to Heaven…………

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:01pm
  Mr or Ms SPANKDAMONKEY,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Ecclesiastes 3:21
  
  It is so.
  
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DEFCON4
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:35pm
It’s the ‘little’ things in life, that make a ‘big’ difference.
Semper Fi, to Marines everywhere..
And, ‘biscuits’ to all ‘good’ doggers……

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- paulwbrown
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:38pm
  Well said.
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:05pm
  What a cute little devil dog. We watched my Nephews dog for him while he was in Afgan. after 6 months his dog did the same thing, just whimpered and jumped around when he seen him.
  
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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:28pm
  Ahh Darmok, The good ole’,'Dino-Welcome’. Don’t arrive home without it !
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:42pm
  Defcon:
  
  Whenever I go on a business trip for a week, my dog always jumps around and acts like “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN”. I couldn’t even imagine what she would do if I was gone for a year.
  
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spfoam1
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:35pm
In sharp contrast, democrats welcome vets home by marching in circles and spitting.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:33pm
Welcome home Marine.

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OniKaze
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:31pm
Love it… I love animals… This is how my Bobcat mix acts everytime I come home… If I’m gone for more than a few hours, my roommate tells me she gets sad and cries, and when I get back home, she freaks out and won’t leave me alone for at least 30 min. to an Hour…

(Loved) Pets are great….Treasure them… They rely on you for EVERYTHING…

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