Thanksgiving Surprise: Marine Reunited With His Adopted Stray Dog From Afghanistan
- Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:24am by
Buck Sexton
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When Corporal Ward Van Alstine of the United States Marine Corps returned home for Thanksgiving, there was more than just a delicious turkey dinner waiting for him. The Marine was reunited with Chloe, a stray from Afghanistan he had taken in as his own during his last deployment. The Marine’s sister worked with a non-profit group to have Chloe flown from Afghanistan to the U.S.
When asked about the special homecoming with his companion, the Marine offered that “It doesn’t matter… how much you’ve screwed up in your life, you know, your dog is always your best friend.”
Heart-warming video of the marine‘s reunion with man’s best friend can be see below, courtesy of Fox and Friends:
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cosmic dogma
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:21amThank God for my Border Collies. Crazy bundles of energetic love.
Report Post »sandy21957
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:14pmThe reason they don’t like dogs is because dogs can sense evil.
Report Post »boone b
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:10pmif you bring the dogs here what will the people there eat
Report Post »docvet
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 4:14pmJust have to teach him commands in English and break the dog from “woof, woof, woof, infidel – silence, I keell you”.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:43amPuppy Rescue Mission and Nowzad are both very present on the Internet, especially on Facebook: Here is a link to current chip-ins for PRM:
https://www.facebook.com/puppyrescuemission?sk=app_103170583096413
Updates and stories on all current rescues and those already rescued… or sadly, NOT rescued:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206582082704808.60176.100000590537899&closeTheater=1
Here is Nowzad’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/nowzad/110252975672446
Report Post »ariel33
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:37amOMG… “According to the Afghan culture, if a person is bitten by a dog, the person cannot get to Allah, the god Afghans worship, as dogs are considered to be a disgrace. Animals in Afghanistan are literally treated like trash, used for target practice, blown up, run over and used in fights in the case of many, many dogs.” From http://www.thepuppyrescuemission.org/history
Report Post »ariel33
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:21amIf you want to help soldiers bring home their puppys see Puppy Rescue Mission http://www.thepuppyrescuemission.org/
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:31amNowzad too, though I think was a PRM dog. I’m checking their Facebook site to see if i can find Chloe there and will post if I find it. I think “Hero”, the dog in the other story on the Blaze today was also a PRM dog, might be Nowzad though.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:45amI thought I’d seen Chloe on PRM, but she’s not there now. I didn’t see a simple place to check Nowzad for past projects. Maybe this family didn’t get help from either organization. must have been quite an undertaking.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:50amDidn‘t find either Chloe or Hero on PRM’s page, so they either came in with help from Nowzad or industrious people got them home without help from either of these great organizations.
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 9:33amThough I’ve not seen it personally, I’ve heard that many Muslims despise dogs for whatever reason. Not sure why. It indeed that is the fact, then sad for them. Dogs are man’s best friend and argueably, we wouldn‘t be here now if it weren’t for our trusty companions who over millenia have protected us from our greatest fears. No wonder why Muslims have so much hate and fear in them if they hate dogs and cats so much. Yes, you can judge a person by how they treat God’s wonderful creations and companions to us. ‘Nough said
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:29amThey haven’t got any issues with cats, just dogs. Another example of how perverse Mohammed was, he taught that dogs are unclean, almost as bad as pigs.
It’s a big problem in my neighborhood, a dog-friendly apartment complex where about 70% of the tenants have at least one dog. There are a few Muslim families who never should have moved in here. Some go absolutely nuts if a dog gets loose. One woman sent her five year old boy over to me and another neighbor to scream at us that we had to keep them leashed, needed to catch them (Well yeah, but you know, it happens, and if you think they need to be caught, go ahead and give it a try, you little brat.) while his mother was screaming, “YOUR DOG GONNA EAT MY BABY! YOUR DOG GONNA EAT MY BABY!” while one of the two very cheerful dogs was dancing playfully around them. Yeah, the hysterics were really helping. Idiot.
Another boy in the neighborhood, about 12 years old, was screaming and waving his arms at any dog who came near him. I told him several times that he was lucky he was doing that to marshmallow-hearted dogs who probably don’t even know how to bite because what he was doing would probably CAUSE many dogs to attack. Clueless.
I keep telling the management they need to embrace what is best about this complex, rename it “Dogville” and the real problem will just go away.
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:56amYou are right.I say if you will hurt an animal you would treat humans the same way. I call them EVIL and it is all around us but we can pray and GOD will tend to them his way.
Report Post »ChristinaP55
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 3:24amWhat a heartwarming story – what a loving sister that young man has!
Report Post »I adore my little dog & he adores me – unconditionally, of course!! :-)
lylejk
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 9:34amAgreed Christina. Happy for the both of them. :)
Report Post »Hausmaus
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:55pmIn May 1995 as I started my early County route here in Tampa, Florida I approached the intersection of Blvd. and Columbus with extra caution. The light had just turned red, and what appeared to be a small recently born pup on the two solid yellow lines couldn’t get back on its paws. I immediately opened the door, and picked up the pup who may have been put there by some pathetic person. I drove back to the yard, and put the pup in my vehicle, telephoned my wife about the incident, and told her I had a big surprise , to come and get it pronto. My wife and I had already two dogs, and a cat, but since we love dogs very much, I told her this one was mine, and I named her Georgie until death do us part. We kept Gerorgie for fourteen glorious years until she died in my arms one night March, 2009 at 0300am. No matter how hectic, and stressful the days were, Georgie was always at the door waiting with the most dramatic howls, and barks. As I write this comment my tears are flowing freely down my cheeks, I will never forget my Georgie, a big chunk of me left the day she died.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 12:09amThey prefer to be put to death hearing the owners’ comforting words. What’s hard is seeing your dog being hit by vehicle.
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:54pmIf I was over there I’d probably come home with an entire farm. The way they senselessly mistreat animals. I’m glad our military is allowing troops to bring home these rescued creatures.
God Bless the USA.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:47amThey aren’t exactly allowing it, most are just quietly looking the other way as the regulations are broken for a greater good.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:32pmA man and his dog. Great stories no matter who/wherever they are. My first book was Call of the wild by Jack London. That book given to me by an aunt for Christmas and once I started it, within a week it was finished. Great read.
Report Post »clingingtogodandguns
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 10:05pmI believe every dog out their would give their life up to protect their owner.I think they feel you would do the same for them i know i would for my 3 rescue dogs.God bless our soldiers and their owners and keepers.
Report Post »Young
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:36pmI love dog!
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:44pmDog good…People sometimes good.
Report Post »normbal
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 8:46amMe too, I just can’t eat a whole one…
Report Post »ackman81
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:26pmRemember, in Afghanistan they LOVE to fight dogs and torture them to death. As rabid Muslims, they HATE dogs. I have read horrible stories about dogs our troops adopted that were then brutalized by the locals in order to hurt our troops moral. Why didn’t we depopulate that @##%^^& hole? Every dog we can get out of there the better, is there a charity that helps get dogs out of Muslim countries?
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:54pm@ACKMAN81. We can put em out of their misery with the rest of the enemy at the same time, sir.
Report Post »ariel33
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:19amIf you want to help soldiers bring home their puppys see Puppy Rescue Mission http://www.thepuppyrescuemission.org/
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:33amPuppy Rescue Mission and Nowzad. PRM sends dogs mostly to the US, but will to anywhere needed. Nowzad sends mostly to the UK, but also anywhere needed.
Report Post »right
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:10pmDogs Rule!!!
Report Post »Thanks for the nice story.
And Corporal thanks for your service to our country.
Skul
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:55pmA few of us had a couple strays in SE Asia.
Report Post »Walter and Deros.
I often wonder what happened to those pups.
I ended up getting banged up a bit, and sent back home.
They were a welcome escape from the normal routine.
1casawizard
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:48pmThey tasted better than chikken is what I was told.
Report Post »flattop
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:52pmAnd, one more thing, God.
Thank You for dogs.
Amen.
Report Post »Coyote6
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:51pmI guess nobody cares about that silly regulation about banning the adoption of pets in a forward deployed area. I can’t adopt Cloe, Ratchet or Bixby? Screw you, Sir! My dog means more to me than your silly Article 15! Bugger off!
Report Post »happygranny
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:18pmwhat a nasty mn you are! Shame on you.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:35amIt seems few do care about the regulation. Too much good has come from the dogs on the FOBs. :o) Hopefully the regulation will adjust to suit the real needs of the soldiers. I’ve read quite a few stories where the Kuchi dogs have saved not just the emotional well-being of our soldiers, but their very lives as well. :o)
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:15pmI think it was “Call of the Wild” where the hero falls thru the ice with a coffin
and the coffin bursts open and the man inside is clutching his large, white furred dog.
I’ll always remember that scene. It’s how I feel more often than not. Bless the two in the story.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:30pmNope. It was “White Fang” I was thinking of.
Report Post »gbrules
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 6:04pmme too :) dogs are truly the best friends
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 6:47pmLet’s put it this way. IF anyone around me doesn’t love dogs…they leave…dogs stay. DOGS RULE!!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:00pmYes, indeed … lovely stories of unconditional love, very touching!
I’m so thankful to the people who work so hard to get these wonderful dogs to the US and to the men and women they helped to get thru a very difficult time … thanks to all!
Report Post »flatbroke
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 5:55pmSWEET! I Love these storys!
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 6:24pmI Do Too!
Report Post »for-what-its-worth
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:06pmGreat story!
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