Thursday, October 16, 2008

U.S.Soldier Finally to Get her Adopted Iraqi Dog!

A nice good news story for you...
The pup got a reprieve from the U.S. military and could be headed for Minnesota by the weekend.
By MARY JANE SMETANKA, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Last update: October 15, 2008 - 11:27 PM
Sgt. Gwen Beberg, who adopted Ratchet as a tiny 4-week-old pup after fellow soldiers in Baghdad rescued him from a pile of burning trash...now she'll finally get her companion. Powerful friends in Washington, D.C., and a worldwide outcry by dog lovers have prompted the U.S. military to agree to release Ratchet, the Iraqi puppy an Army sergeant from Spring Lake Park is trying to get to her Minnesota home.
But the black-and-white mutt isn't home free, yet. On Wednesday, because of what a rescue group says was a slow release by the military, the pup missed the flight that would have gotten him out of Baghdad.
Operation Baghdad Pups will make a special trip back to Iraq on Sunday to try to retrieve him.
The Full story: http://www.startribune.com/local/west/31082159.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7EaDiaMDCiUT

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