Marine, Iraq dog reunited in San Diego

by Amy Judd | March 22, 2008 at 02:45 pm

648 views | 0 Recommendations | 0 comments

It's nice to read a story about a Marine in Iraq who nursed a dog back to health, and didn't throw him off a bridge, as it was revealed a few weeks ago that two soldiers in Iraq threw a puppy off a bridge and the video appeared on YouTube. (Read NowPublic's coverage here). This story has a happy ending about a Marine who was reunited today with one of his closest war buddies - a dog called Nubs.

Nubs greeted Maj. Brian Dennis at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station when the fighter pilot returned from Iraq.

It was the first time the two were together since Dennis' family and close friends helped raise $3,500 to fly the dog to San Diego about a month ago. Nubs wasn't allowed to stay on base in Iraq.

Dennis, 36, of St. Pete Beach, Fla., had spotted the mongrel dog while on patrol in Anbar province and later nursed the animal back to health after finding him stabbed with a screwdriver.

He named the dog Nubs after learning someone cut the ears off believing it would make the dog more aggressive and alert.