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Heart-Wrenching Image: Dog Keeps Watch Over Fallen SEAL’s Casket During Funeral

Dog Lies Next To Navy Seal Casket At Funeral

Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson was laid to rest Friday in Rockford, Iowa, where an estimated 1,500 mourners came to pay respects for the fallen Navy SEAL, including his dog Hawkeye. In fact, Hakeye’s loyalty to his owner at the funeral was visible, creating a heart-wrenching image as he laid down by the casket of his owner during the entire service:

Dog Lies Next To Navy Seal Casket At Funeral

(Photo credit: Lisa Pembleton)

KIMT-TV captured the scene on video:

The 35-year-old Tumilson died Aug. 6, when a rocket-propelled grenade disabled the helicopter he was in. It crashed, killing 30 Americans and eight Afghans. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Defense Meritorious Service Medal.

“‘Hawkeye is/was his loyal ‘son’,” wrote Tumilson’s cousin Lisa Pembleton in an email to The Blaze.  ”To say that he was an amazing man doesn’t do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable.”

Fellow Navy SEALS told KIMT-TV that Jon was someone with unmatched work ethic and character.

Last week hundreds of people were out at the airport to welcome the plane that returned his remains home, video from Northern Iowa Today:

Perry Beeman of the Des Moines Register writes that Tumilson wrote a class paper when he was 15 about how he wanted to spend the next 20 years as a Navy SEAL:

“‘J.T. was going to be a Navy SEAL come hell or high water,’ friend Scott Nichols said of Tumilson, who was born in Osage on July 1, 1976, the nation’s bicentennial year, and grew up in Rockford.

Outside the service at the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock gym, two cranes hoisted a huge U.S. flag in Tumilson’s honor.

‘If J.T. had known he was going to be shot down when going to the aid of others, he would have went anyway,’ said Boe Nankivel, another friend.

Tumilson leaves behind parents George and Kathleen, sisters Joy and Kristie, many nieces, nephews and cousins, and of course, Hawkeye.

A relative of Tumilson wrote to the Blaze that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Frogman238 Memorial Fund, First Security Bank and Trust, 201 West Main Ave., Rockford, Iowa 50468, (641)756-3361, to honor Tumilson’s memory.

(H/T: Fresh 1025 radio)

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  • Better Dead Than Red
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:57pm

    sorry, people. I will be mourning and praying for the family of this patriot.

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    • IAMMADDOG
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:02pm

      Why are you sorry? Caring for others is a good thing.

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    • Better Dead Than Red
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:05pm

      I meant the “people” family.. not necessarily their pets.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:13pm

      My dad passed away a few years back he was staying with me and my family. He passed away while I was at work when my girl came come she thought he was sleeping but he was gone. His Rottwieler mix did the same thing laying at his feet and wouldn’t move. I had to muzzle her and hold her when the funeral home came to get him. She was never the same after that very depressed.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:18pm

      The Blaze rightly chose to publish this amazing canine interest story because of all the patriots who actually love their dogs.

      Sadly, heroic patriot human death stories are kind of ordinary now.

      This unique and tender story is just for us dog people.

      Sleazy Hippo  
    • muhamadhater
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:19pm

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLJJEDDDGc

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    • muhamadhater
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:20pm

      God bless the families and the fallen, may they heal soon from this sad tragic event!! and bless the dog too…Nothin but love for these people!!

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    • becker88
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:30pm

      That is pretty sad.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • Better Dead Than Red
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:30pm

      Sleazy, it doesn’t make them any less horrible or important, and we should never become complacent.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:34pm

      This is silly. Animals can’t reason, so how could they possibly feel an emotion?

      People are something else; they won’t believe in the Constitution or God, but throw a canine in the mix and all best are off.

       
    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:38pm

      .
      I know dogs go to heaven.
      What kind of god would not want them?

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    • GodblessGlennBeck
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:51pm

      You can mourn for both the family and the dog, you know. I hope someday you will know the unconditional love of a dog. No, they don’t reason, they just have emotions and they express them as he did at the funeral. A dog’s loyalty is priceless gift, as was Petty Officer Tumilson.

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    • sweathog1948
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:55pm

      Why?

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    • Clive
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:01pm

      hauschild, “animals can’t reason?”, animals don’t feel emotion? are you seriously that stupid?

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:11pm

      @hauschild

      Dogs don’t have emotions? That’s all they are, emotions. They don’t have rational thought I might agree with, but tell my dog she doesn‘t have emotions when she’s shaking like a leaf during a thunderstorm, or jumps for joy when I return home.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:15pm

      @Clive

      Thanks for expressing what I was about to say. Tell that to my 3 -year Collie that jumps all over me and licks my face when I come home from work. Lays at my feet when I am in pain and cowers when she senses I am angry… Dogs can reason, have feelings and care!

      God bless this family and God give them peace.

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    • INOGAWD
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:21pm

      If the tears don’t run down your face after looking at this picture,
      You have never known the Love and Total Devotation you receive
      from Your Best Friend..God Bless our Troops and Hawkeye !!

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    • andyingle08
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:12pm

      That is such a touching picture. People’s dogs are part of the family, so when you mourn for the family, mourn for the pups too. So sad.

      http://www.andysrantroom.blogspot.com

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:28pm

      Sadly simply another wasted life as a result of the way have and continue to prosecute these most asinine Wars.

      Such a shame that any Patriot would have to die over in some god forsaken desert.. But I‘m sure our Freedom and Liberties depend upon us prosecuting these Wars just like if we didn’t succeed in Vietnam then that would be the end of the West right??

      So disturbing. I think Ron Paul may be the only man with enough courage to tell AIPAC and the Neo-Cons that our boys are coming home.

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    • Legalette
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:31pm

      You can’t mourn for both??

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    • FoxholeAtheist
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:37pm

      I am a dog person through and through. This was an extraordinary testament to the faithfulness, love, and yes, emotion that our 4 legged friends have for us. There is a different kind of bond that people share with their animals, dogs and yes, even cats. You will never know that. People think I am empty inside because I don’t believe in god? I think that people who can’t understand a bond between a dog and its owner are emotionally bankrupt and are missing out on something that helps makes life such a wonderful journey. I feel sorry for them.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:12pm

      Dogs are bred to be different, so maybe there are some dogs that are less emotional than others.

      The Chinese have learned to breed dogs for food, and those dogs have less emotion. Maybe that breed ‘is what hauschild was referring to.

      I have also heard progressives called blue dogs and yellow dogs.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:17pm

      The dead human master strongly resembles Christopher Ashton Kutcher best known as Ashton Kutcher, the American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian.

      He must have been a remarkable person, it is difficult to become a SEAL, and we thank his family for his service and their eternal sacrifice no matter what Sleazy hippo says about some stupid dog.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:27pm

      Yo foxhole:
      Don’t know you.
      Do you think that dogs are that way by accident?
      NO,
      they are a gift from God.
      The bible says all good things come from heaven.
      I was blessed one time to have an extremely fantastic dog. I would have put him up to any dog on the planet. He has passed away many years ago…there are other things more important in life, but I will pass away still remembering him. I could tell you many things God taught me through that dog… THIS I KNOW!!!

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    • FoxholeAtheist
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:16pm

      No, dogs are that way due to thousands of years of domestication. They evolved with us. We bred them to be like that. This is why wolves are close to impossible to domesticate and why wolf hybrids can lean either way and possibly end up turning on its owner. It is also a reason why apes don’t make good house pets.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:37pm

      Yo foxhole:
      You actually make my point with your own statements. Apes were not intended to be “our best friend”. Which is odd because you would think apes would be the closest to us since we come from them as you say. I do not know the breeding history of dogs and it actually may be something I’ll check into. However, I believe you would find that’s the way they are because it was in their genes to be so as designed by God for, as I said the very purpose they serve. But, you can believe as you wish.That does not make you heartless, just heavenless, but that shouldn’t matter to you.

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    • UnPlugged Ed
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 8:20pm

      Better Dead Than Red
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:57pm

      “sorry, people. I will be mourning and praying for the family of this patriot.”

      —————————————————————————-

      Hey “Better Dead Than Red”…. ya may want to consider yanking that stick out of your ass.

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    • Armed Patriot
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 8:34pm

      hauschild… This is silly. Animals can’t reason, so how could they possibly feel an emotion?

      Dude, your an idiot. My dog Sammy loves me as I do her, She is sad to see me leave for work and happy when I come home, Ever seen a dog wag its tail becuse its happy??? She kisses me to says she loves me, She feels my sadness or pain and nurses me to help me feel better. When her boyfriend/mate died we mourned together. When I cried, she comforted me. She loves me, and I love her… more than my own kids. My four best friends in life have all been dogs, and I have had some very good friends. I would save Sammy’s life before most humans, she is that important and special. Your ignorance only shows that you have never had a bond with a dog. Mine would lay her life down for me and I would lay down mine for her. All dogs go to heaven, I have two boxers, Bono and Brutus, that stand guard with US Marines at the gates. I am sur that they will see you for what you are and bite your ass if you show up.

      Techengineer, For you to take this forum and make a political push for Ron Paul is as inappropriate as all of your anti-semetic rants. Why dont you do us all a favor and stick with building your gas chambers and ovens, and practicing your goose step.

      God bless you Jon and Hawkeye. This story definately tugged at the heart strings and made me tear up big time.

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    • BrownWaterVet
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:01pm

      God‘s Peace to all of our serving military and veteran’s.

      Semper Fortis

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    • SquirrelNYC
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:02pm

      If there is any animal out there that serves as the perfect example that animals feel and express emotion, it’s a dog. And I do believe they have a soul. Of course we hope that Officer Tumilson’s family will get through this dark part of their lives, but there’s no mistaking that this dog loves his master. Last year there was an elderly man on my block who had adopted an adult dog because he had always wanted one. He would sit out on his chair and she would be at his feet. When he was unable to walk her, our neighbor volunteered to help out, and my sister and I would sometimes accompany her. This dog had lots of spirit and was loyal to the old man. Sadly, he passed away not a year after adopting his dog. The lady that would come to look after him took the dog in until they could find her another home, and apparently poor thing whimpered a great deal after her master died. Thankfully, the little dog has a new home, and she got a second chance (was a shelter dog) thanks to our neighbor.

      Animals may not be people, but they do have feelings and sometimes can sense things that we can’t. Judging by how Officer Tumilson’s dog Hawkeye is reacting to his death, it appears that the two had a tight bond, and I think it’s safe to say that Officer Tumilson would want you to include Hawkeye in your prayers for his family.

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    • Pelling1020
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:11pm

      Hawkeye looks like a brown lab. You know, Hawkeye may also be grieving for his friend who was a Navy Seal dog who also lost his life in the same mission. Great animals, ture devotion, my black lab is also a “true bud”.

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    • Sickofstupid
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:28pm

      What a corny needless statement. Self important geek.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:35pm

      breaks my heart

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 10:07pm

      Thank all of you for your replies to Hauschild! YES, animals to have emotions. They feel, they understand more than most give them credit for. It makes me angry to hear people make stupid remarks about dogs. I’m still angry with Mike Vick using dogs for fighting and little dogs to use as rag dolls. SICK SICK SICK. Dogs do feel emotions and feelings, it’s too obvious.

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    • mamachihuahua
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:25am

      What a beautiful loyal friend he has, sadly many people need to take some lessons from 4-legged friends. May the soldier rest in peace and his friend be at peace as well.

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    • TruthisHealthy
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:01am

      God Bless Hawkeye and his beloved hero’s family and friends. His best friend know‘s that he’s still with us even in death! Semper Fi. If this doesn’t make you cry, nothing will.

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    • ecurbyy
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:43am

      Bring the troops home. Ron Paul in 2012. Liberty, prosperity, peace. Return to the Constitution. Restore America. Let’s end this insanity.

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    • BondGirl
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:54am

      To most people with pets, pets are family members. With that being said, it was simple story showing the relationship between man and dog. Most can appreciate that. I can’t believe anyone would waste their time diminishing such a story. Wow.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 7:49am

      Armed Patriot: Wow! I was reading the posts..reading yours and thinking wow that’s good.. sincere and accurate and then booom! You call me out? lol

      Yeh, I enjoyed your post and I love animals myself but this story is not about the dog. It’s about another fine man who has sacrifced his life in a War which serves the USA no purpose. It’s a tragedy just as Vietnam was and I personally loathe everything about it even the imbeciles that attempt to justify it.

      So if I’m goosestepping what are you doing guarding the Gulags? Come on man stop with the amateurish name calling.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 7:50am

      hauschild,
      I think you’re about 50 years behind on the studies and findings about non-human intelligence. It is now known that dogs do reason to a pretty remarkable level and feel pretty much the same range of emotions as humans.

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    • closetotheedge
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:12am

      The bond between a dog and a man/friend/conpanion,is something so special that until you raise one you just don’t know. Biko, my blonde Lab knew when something was wrong he was there to hug my daughter ******,to watch her when she was outside playing and you say no emotions or thought other than training it’ sad! I left Biko with my Mom and told him to stay with Grandma till i got back. When i got back Mom said Biko stayed with her,did‘nt get in her way till a friend pressed the bell and Biko was at the door with that bark of ’you don‘t want deal with me’ and John perdnear crapped himself getting out. Biko was my friend,son,closer than a brother,and had more ‘common sense’ than most people have.And to ****** he was the greatest friend!! They know more about agape love than most and there not a Scubby Snack!!!! Peace to you and God bless our finest!!!

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    • Applehead
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:17am

      Why can’t you feel sympathy for one of Gods creatures? Angels are of a higher intellect than us humans as we are of higher intellect of animals by God loves us all! Wasn’t Jesus Christ born in stable with animals? If their good enough for Jesus to love they are good enough for me! Did not God the father only select specific animals for slaughter? Doesn’t God love us but we have to suffer as did Jesus? Does that mean that he doesn’t love us? I promise you that if you abuse animals or kill them for sport it is a sin and you will be punished either here or in Purgatory!!! God knows what your intentions are!!!

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    • SavvyCowboy
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:27am

      This warrior’s dog has more going for it than any liberal-leftist-commie (like barack nobammy)

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    • FoxholeAtheist
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:31am

      Yo Fortruth
      I never said apes were our best friends. I believe they are wild creatures and should be left well enough alone in the wild rather than doing cheap tricks for us and kept in environments they shouldn’t be in, eating food they shouldn’t eat, etc… Just because you share a significant amount of DNA with another creature doesn’t mean that creature is going to automatically warm up to you. That’s not what genetics is about. We share a common ancestor with them and still have much to learn from them. If we had selected a chimpanzee to be our companions rather than dogs all those thousands of years ago, perhaps things would be different. As it stands, I’m more than happy that dogs fit the way they do in our lives.

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    • TC R
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 1:33pm

      to foxholeatheist~
      Having shared my life with many animals including wof hybrids over the years, I have had the pleasure of being part of THEIR lives. Wolves & hybrids cannot be treated as most people treat “dogs”, they have to be handled the way you’d treat a human. Any less and you are taking your life in your own hands. They are just as loyal, if not more-so that domestic dogs, because they consider the family their pack and will lay their life down for it/you. IF you earn their respect. But to take a full-blooded wolf and confine it is a dis-service to the animal. Even the hybrids ned to be handled with kid golves, but will return the treatment in spades. Apes are totally different, but again SHOULD NOT be kept or sold as “pets”. The general public is ignorant of the care requirements of these creatures..
      As far as God goes, wait til you have your life on the line and then who will you turn to? Lonely life you choose…

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    • SoldiersMom3
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:05pm

      Hawkeye isn’t a family pet, he is Petty Officer Tumilson’s working partner. He is war dog, a Navy Seal, assigned to Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson.

      My prayers are with the family. Thank you Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson for your service and thank you Hawkeye!

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    • gregj2367
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:27pm

      @hauschild

      Obviously you’ve never had the joy of friendship with a dog. Because if you had, you’d felt the kind of bond that is unconditional and almost unequaled in human relationships. And for you to reduce that down to ‘sillyness’ is quite insulting and ignorant.

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    • brewer55
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:48pm

      @techengineer11 — Leave it to a “PaulBot” to use this thread to drop his name. Get a life, pal.

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    • b52sbabe
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:17pm

      Dogs don’t reason? SERIOUSLY? Have you lost your mind? They have no emotions? Now we know you aren’t running on all 8 cylinders….and one french fry short of a happy meal. Just because we know animals especially dogs and cats have feelings and emotions, doesn‘t mean we don’t believe in the constitution or God for that matter. Just who do you think created these creatures to start with? Just because he was a SEAL dog, doesn‘t mean he didn’t have a deep bond to his master. If they don’t have emotions….tell me why after one of my horses lost her foal did she grieve herself to death? Want some more examples? I worked for a vet for years. I saw more animals die from losing a mate or a baby than I care to even talk about.

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    • violist56
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:21pm

      Why are you “sorry”? I, too mourn the loss of this great and fine man, a true and real warrior, a defender of Our Nation. And that his dog/child mourned him does not surprise me. I am glad for this beautiful creature’s sake that Hakeye was permitted in to the service and was allowed to mourn his “parent” properly. There can be no higher testimony for a great and good person than a visible display of love such as this one, by a very intelligent and loving being.

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    • davebex13
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:24pm

      @TECHENGINEER11

      There you go again. Do you have no sense of social propriety? Some things should be apolitical and spread across all lines, but you have to go and hawk your opinions. Again.

      Get a life.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:54pm

      God’s Speed Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson, and God Bless the entire
      Family of this Fine young man..You were surely blessed to have such
      a Son.. Hard to find the words to express my sorrow for your lost..
      You all must have been very proud of Jon. Not everyone can make the
      grade to become a Navy Seal, they are the Best of the Best,hands down.
      Being an ex Marine we went through a fraction of the training Seals do..
      I thought I was pretty TOUGH, but when I saw the photo of Hawkeye
      laying by Jon’s casket, I truly broke down, I havn’t had a good cry in
      a long time…….Hawkeye looks like a Chocolate Lab. , I have a 4 yr.
      old Yellow Lab names Sugar..Love, Loyal and Lick you to death…
      Labradors are the Best.. May God watch over Hawkeye and Ya’ll …
      Semper Fi…OORAH..God Bless America and Our Troops…

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    • Charles Dwyer
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:09pm

      Currently there are 170 IED detection dog handler teams deployed to the Middle East with an additional 300 to be in service by 2012. These dogs save many lives and are extremly important to the war on terror both abroad and at home. Currently there is a two year waiting list for Service dogs for wounded Millitary men and women whose lives have been changed forever and could benfit by the help of a well trained service dog.

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    • gunslinger454
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:14pm

      You can’t mourn & pray for them both, the pet & the people?

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    • CLM
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:31pm

      Boy, that sure brought tears to my eyes. I am a dog lover and I just had to put down one of my loyal friends on August 4, my birthday. It really amazes me at how much these wonderful, loving creatures truly love. That picture of his dog lying next to his casket, well, I am just a mess. I will be praying for this young man’s family. Such a terrible loss for his family. I know that he was well aware of the danger in his service to our country, but to me, it still is a terrible loss of a nice looking young man cut down in the prime of his life. Dear Lord, please comfort those who loved this brave young man.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:44pm

      hauschild

      You‘re going to have to talk very hard and fast to try to convince me that dogs can’t reason. Someone who I hadn’t seen in a long time came back unexpectedly and surprised me. Pepper thought I was being attacked and actually became aggressive. We were actually shocked because we had always assumed she would lick a burglar to death rather than growl and show teeth. We were wrong.

      A deaf friend acquired a golden retriever who figured out A was deaf. The dog appointed herself A’s guardian even though she belonged to another family. The families worked out a joint “custody” deal. The rest of us knew you never, ever approached A from behind without greeting the dog and the town relaxed their rules about dogs on the beach for this dog who would become quite frantic if A went swimming without her.

      So it’s going to take ALOT of convincing to change my mind.

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    • Obama Snake Oil Co
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:47pm

      This story is heartwrenching. I read several of the posts here and wanted to add a couple of also real stories. Lee Cooper, a neighbor of mine, died a few years ago. He had a golden retriever male that was very attached to him as in this story. When Lee got cancer, Max, his golden knew that. Lee died early one morning as Max layed beside him. When the parametics came to take him, Max wouldn’t let them despite their effort. Neither of us could. When finally, Lee was placed in the gurney and covered, Max hopped up with him and rode with him. It took Lee’s wife and son, to finally seperate the two at the morgue. Max howled in Lee’s upstairs bed for two days after that. Max starved himself to death after that.
      My 15 year old golden retriever died of cancer a few weeks ago. It was a sad moment in my family history as this was the second to go in less than 6 months. The first from cancer 6 months ago and that was Max’s daughter. This time I howled for three days after she died. When my 15 year old died, the “bitch” as the are called, wouldn’t let the creamatorium take him away. She showed similar behavior as Max did. After finally, getting his body into a bag and help load him in a van, she refused to come out of the van for hours. I had to leave work and command her out of the van. She howled that evening but fell into a depressed regressive state. My point is, what you will get out of these dogs you cannot ever repay and the dedication to you. Dogs have feel

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    • roberta359
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:51pm

      If this does not make you cry, I don’t know what it would take.

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    • RRFlyer
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:45pm

      I wondered that too. Why are you sorry?

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    • johndoehomeless
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:59pm

      Typical loyalty! The Government and military could learn much about where patriotism comes from here. More needs to be said about the cream of the crop of the country’s DNA that is being thinned down and wiped out.

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    • dsswickard
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:42pm

      “Fair Winds and Following Seas”, Jon…Amen
      To Hawkeye..You will see him and be together again!
      HUGS

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    • Virgil_Lance
      Posted on August 25, 2011 at 5:51am

      That dog is a testament to that seal. God bless them both.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:28pm

      Yo foxhole:
      I was making the point concerning the apes. Sorry you did not see the connection. Didn’t say you were. My apologies if it came across that way.

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    • sassyblu47
      Posted on August 25, 2011 at 4:28pm

      You people that say dogs don’t have feelings “REALLY” then you must have never really been loved are had
      a bestfriend and for that I pitty you….

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  • Tony Cat
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:52pm

    I say instead of military tribunals, we lock the people responsible in a cell with that dog for 1 hour. That falls under Sharia Law doesn’t it? May those who choose not to live peacefully die horrible deaths. I know that isn’t very Christlike, but I am tired of Sharia Law and muslim extremists, I want them off this planet.

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    • NewAmericaNow
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:08pm

      What you fail to realize is it is not about sharia law at all. These people are not the enemy. The enemy are those that wage war and demonize people in order to profit and obtain their resources by any means. This soldier died for what? His sacrifice did what? Absolutely nothing. He died for a lie that has been fed to all those brave men on both sides of what they think is defending their land. A real freaking shame.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ljvhNV_3zc

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    • GodblessGlennBeck
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:42pm

      NewAmericaNow -
      God forgive you for your comments. Please comment on the leftwing sites, not this one.

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    • SREGN
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:03pm

      RE – That anger that burns so deeply within you takes away from the credibility of your message. I don’t know how you bear up under it. Please seek some help with it. No one should hurt that bad. I would suggest bringing it to the cross, but I don‘t think you’d go for it.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:03pm

      Rosey you worship a dead pedophile and your hatred for America is obvious,be advised those muslims that worship a dead pedophile will never defeat America,they’re attempts to spread their sick twisted religion will fail.Oh yes when your friends invade Israel they will be vaporized,now that‘s nirvana I’m sure you agree with me you Nazi heathen.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:14pm

      rose-ellen I was going to propose marriage to you, but after that statement you can get out of the car and walk home.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:07pm

      Rose-Evil, you are not human nor American. Go to a country that hates us and have a fun life.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:11pm

      The dog had more compassion and love for his master than either Rose or NewAmerica. You obviously have never lived in an opressive country and untill you do you have no idea what you are talking about. God bless that Seal and give him eternal glory. The dog has more sense than either of you and his love and loyality are very touching.

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    • sissykatz
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:27pm

      Rose Ellen

      I have never responded to any of the riduculous things that you have said. I don’t know if you are for real or say the things you do to just get reactions. I cannot believe you are real.

      However I wish there was a way the brave Soldiers that fight for our freemdom and your Right to spout your filth could protect only the one’s that care and leave the others to their own devises. They however would protect you anyway. That is the way they are. Do you not realize that they are protecting you and your ridiculous beliefs. You truly make me nauseous.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:54pm

      NewAmericaNow
      What you fail to realize is it is not about sharia law at all. These people are not the enemy.
      ——-
      Traitor, daring to use the Flag as your avatar, traitor. How dare you call those jihadists “brave men.” They are despicable cowards who terrorize and murder their own people. Petty Officer Tumilson died for country, but he also selflessly sacrificed for the weak and oppressed in a foreign country, so that they too might live in freedom. At times like this I feel like firing squads are not such a bad thing after all.

      RIP American hero, and may God watch over your beloved dog.

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    • hifi74
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:14pm

      Rose-Ellen,

      Do us a favor and just go away. This is not a site for heartless, uneducated, and misguided drivel like yours. How dare you say something like that about people who fight for your right to say such idiotic things? You are a soulless vessel, nothing more. You and your ilk make me sick to my stomach. How dare you? Tell you what there cupcake, if you don’t like our military then go to a country where you are not afforded the protection they offer you soulless little mongrel.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:51pm

      Hey rose ellen,
      who you bin listnin to
      and what they bin tellin.
      Put away your anger and money,
      and stop buyin what they bin sellin.
      Surely hope someday you get it right,
      come out of that darkness, just turn on a light.
      God really would like to bless you,
      don’t trust me, but it’s true!

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 8:39am

      @NEWAMERICANNOW

      There is a time and a place to comment about the value of this war. This is not the time and place. Based on the comments from his friends, Petty Officer Tomlison was a dedicated Seal who served proudly. He may have been part of the team that killed Bin Laden. I suspect that the killing of Bin Laden justified the war in his mind. He is called a patriot, not because he was defending the Constitution but because he willingly put himself in harm’s way. Pay your respects and that is all.

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    • FoxholeAtheist
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:34am

      I wonder how old Mary was when Jesus started palling around with her.

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  • Hickory
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:52pm

    Sleep well brother. You are in the busom of our lord rejoicing with other fallen comrades. Thank you so very much for your sacrifice.

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    • Flybot
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:16pm

      Agreed thank you for your sacrife,Seals and other members of the armed forces.

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:51pm

    Home is the sailor home from the sea

    Pace et requiem est.

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:58pm

      Dogs are amazingly aware and loyal. When I was in Viet Nam, I had to send a dirty t-shirt home because Sam howled every night. She calmed down after my mother put the shirt in Sam’s bed.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:07pm

      I to had an amazing dog. Friends used to say he was almost human. Guess it‘s good he wasn’t!

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    • Cameraman
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 7:05pm

      DOG spelled backwords is Wait!…GOD…Just happenstance? I think not..God bless this Warrior and Peace to His Family…Semper Fi

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  • Workingthedirt
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:50pm

    Loyalty, humility, unconditional love, finding joy in little things……..and they call them dumb animals.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:04pm

      That animal understood what was in that coffin…. most people don’t. That picture is sad in more ways than one.

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    • Calamity Jane
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:36pm

      4truth2all……….Very true……..Very true

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    • TruthisHealthy
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:12am

      Oh, our loyal friends and family are so much more in tune with life than us. God Bless Hawkeye and allow his heart to heal just a little until he is home with his beloved master. R.I.P. Semper Fi.

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  • lunchmeat
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:50pm

    My monitor screen is blurry. Prayers up for this fine American and his dog.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:03pm

      Mine, too. How did that happen…? Dang computer screen…..

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    • mycomet123
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:26pm

      Mine also, Must be alot of moisture in the air.

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    • Knucklenose
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:06pm

      I copied the dog at the casket, for a wallpaper on my screen. For a dog to react like that tells me alot about the young man who gave all he really had for us. May God comfort his family. Oh, and newamericanow, I hope that dogs come and piss on your grave, you worthless POS!

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  • margaret1977
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:44pm

    It made me cry!

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:44pm

    oh, dear. Someone please love that dog back to health and life. What a precious, dear, dear friend.

    I do hope GOD lets us hug these precious young men, women and even the dogs who have given their lives for us when we all get HOME, that‘s HEAVEN for those of you who sometimes don’t understand the word HOME as written in all caps.

    Bless us all, LORD, and forgive our inattention to life as we live it on this earth. Open our eyes, LORD, heal our hearts and fill them with longing just for YOU and for YOUR WILL for us, YOUR children. In JESUS’ name, amen.

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    • nana24
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:44pm

      Thanks Grandma, from another.

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    • Newsy
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:20pm

      You expressed how I feel quite beautifully. Thank you for giving me the words.
      Our young men and women and their faithful dogs are so precious.

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  • SeekerofTruth
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:42pm

    Loyalty beyond measure… may God give you both the rest you deserve. Thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice and my condolences to this fine soldier’s family.

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  • RamboTheDog
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:42pm

    Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson may you rest in peace. Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed, nor will it be forgotten.

    I feel sorry for those who don’t know or understand the loyalty a dog shares with their master – its a quality we should all learn from and strive for in our relationships.

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    • uncleskull
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:54pm

      Amen, Rambo.

      Your words are well spoken and should be well taken.

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    • t.texas.tommy
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:17pm

      Could not have said it better. God bless all our troops….

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:40pm

    Very sad

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  • johnj1952
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:40pm

    I am heart broken, the loalty of mans best friend, for his friend, even in death is beyond words. This man was good and his friend stays by his side, truly touching.

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  • Bonnieblue2A
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:39pm

    Dogs are our angels while they are with us on this earth. God speed brave soldier and thank you for your ultimate sacrifice.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:47pm

      Amen….

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    • GodblessGlennBeck
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:40pm

      BonnieBlue and Snow Leopard,
      If the picture hadn’t already had me crying, your words would have done it. Thank you for expressing so eloquently what countless numbers of us were feeling.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:39pm

    One has fallen and is honored; another honors his memory in dedication….rest in peace soldier, your tasks are done, now we have to remember and carry forward.

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  • conservative_teacher
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:39pm

    Thank you, Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson, for your courage, your sacrifice, and your service to the republic.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:49pm

      Excuse me but this is a canine interest (animal) story. Please honor and respect the dog.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:01pm

      Yo hippo:
      Your excused. Or should I call you sleazy

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:13pm

      Seazy… so honor him.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:59pm

      I wonder if the master was a progressive, Just Slay-in’

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  • snowdrop
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:38pm

    Heart breaking image.

    I just hope that losing some of the very best of our young men and women in this way is worth the net gain. From looking at history, these tribal societies tend to revert back after a few years.

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  • Gates
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:36pm

    The liberals in this country have all the qualities of a dog except one……LOYALTY!!!!!

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    • margaret1977
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:43pm

      Please do not compare Dog to Liberals ! There is no comparison! I would sell every liberal to China in exchange for every dog ! Let them eat Liberals instead of Dogs and we have a lot of those ! And would not fee sorry for one minute! Dogs are much smarter. loyal, there is no comparison. Trust me if Dog was running this country instead of Obama this country would of been in a better shape! People will trade you Dog will not!

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    • Gates
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:50pm

      There is no comparison Margaret, I agree. Dogs are much more human in so many ways. I just hope the ones I’ve had meet me in heaven.

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  • OUTRIDER WRITER
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:35pm

    Man’s best friend to the end.

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  • Sleazy Hippo
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:34pm

    Thank you for your service, Hawkeye.

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  • freeweever
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:33pm

    OOooraaa. Taps are playing for this great American.

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  • DiamondDog
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:33pm

    Has the Commander in Chief shown up for one funeral?

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:43pm

      No, he’s too busy granting by executive order blanket amnesty to illegal aliens (a.k.a DREAM that failed in Congress) and risking the lives of other American soldiers in his illegal war (without Congressional consent) to prop up Al-Qaeda in Libya (aid & arms to the enemy), likely planning a ground invasion now.

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    • Ken
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:44pm

      Not that anybody is aware of. He’s been on a lot of vacations and cam-pain trips!!!

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    • margaret1977
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:47pm

      What Commander and Chief??? He was eating ice-cream at that moment, sorry guys !

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    • Spock
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:50pm

      No but he did show up for a photo-op when the plane arrived carrying their remains. Remember the picture of him giving one of the sorryist salutes that I have ever seen.

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    • hagar
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:39pm

      The day is intended to honor the fallen. Not provide a photo op. He does not deserve to be there.

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    • INOGAWD
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:26pm

      Could care less, Has Tee Time Ya know…

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    • Eggcellent
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:54pm

      Guess he couldn’t fit it in between golf games and vacations (what is this one, #25?). Of course, he has the time to sign the orders which result in the ultimate sacrifices of these brave Military people.
      My dog got me through the death of my husband; in fact, she was the one who found him and came and got me. He was a Marine too, and is guarding the Pearly Gates now. One day, she’ll join him just as Hawkeye will join his human someday. If dogs don’t go to HEAVEN, I don’t want to go either!

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  • Firebrand
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:33pm

    How could anyone not be humbled by the sacrifice that so few make for so many?

    Thank you, to all that have or will serve.

    -T

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  • GodblessGlennBeck
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:32pm

    Will Petty Officer Tumilson’s family keep Hawkeye? Is he in need of a home? It breaks my heart to see him like that. Dogs can be depressed, and I have no doubt that the loss of his master has devastated him just as much as the loss of Tumilson and the other military personnel in that crash has devastated America.

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    • bambigrace
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:40pm

      If the family wont keep him, I will take him in a heartbeat. He needs love and security. Dogs are so much more intelligent than people give them credit for. I can just about bet that poor baby KNEW when his master was hit. Read the book “Dogs that know when their owners are coming home” Lots of good info in there. My dog starts looking at the clock at 5 o clock every day. If hubby isnt home by 5:15, she will start pacing and whining til he gets home. God bless the families of all the men and women who have lost thier lives. Bring them all back home NOW!

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    • Rockford Native
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:21pm

      There was a military friend of Jon’s who kept Hawkeye when he was on his missions. This friend will keep Hawkeye & bring him to visit Jon’s family a couple of times a year.

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    • Rockford Native
      Posted on August 24, 2011 at 4:24pm

      I believe it is Jon’s friend, Ben Ives, who will have Hawkeye.

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  • sodun
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:31pm

    There are dogs in heaven, and I look forward to seeing my old friends one day.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:35pm

      Is it possible they go to the “other place” if they are not housebroken, for example?

      Sleazy Hippo  
    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:16pm

      Yo sleazy:
      1.) I would say no, which means you might have a problem.
      2.) anybody gonna be laying beside your casket?
      3.) your not at all funny and not even worth responding.
      4.) there always is hope… my hope… that someday 1-3 don’t apply to you.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:36pm

      Yo sleazy:
      Like i said……………………………………………………………………………………

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    • WithAgeComesBrains
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 8:16pm

      @sleazyhippo – For someone like you, I guess it’s very easy to be so mean, and disrespectful of anything you disagree with – after all, your “Anonymous”…and heartless…and obviously lacking in any form of empathy for the fellow humans who have lost someone they love. That implies that you are a sociopath..but you probably know that..

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:15pm

      “Jesuit” philosophy here: Heaven is “perfect,” you want your dog in heaven, if heavin IS perfect your dog will be there for you!

      I love my dogs and depend on them for my living and work (I raise livestock and use Border Collies and livestock guardian dogs). However, when I get to heaven I believe God will be enough!!! Our dogs are a glimse of what Covenant Love and “chosen” is all about!

      Thank you Lord for dogs and their witness to dedication and societal cooperation.

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:28pm

    That dog is a greater patriot than the majority of “Americans”. Sad.

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