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PATCHES SR. Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 12997 Karma: 16 applaud / smite Location: Randolph, County N.C. 9216 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:11 pm    Post subject: ~Marines let family adop ~ · Quote Marines let family adopt slain son's bomb-sniffing dog BY: RUSS BYNUM AP MILITARY WRITER A Georgia-based military dog wounded in Iraq by an explosion that killed its handler will be released from duty so it can be adopted by the slain Marine's family, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.    The adoption of the 8-year-old German shepherd, Lex, by the family of fallen Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee marks the first time the U.S. military has granted early retirement to a working dog so it could live with a former handler's family, officials said.    "It is extraordinary," said Col. Christian Haliday, commander of the Marine Logistics Base in Albany Ga., where the dog is based. "As far as we know, it's the first time that a waiver of policy of this nature has been granted."    Lee's family from Quitman, Miss., is scheduled to pick up Lex from the Albany base on Dec. 21 - exactly nine months after a mortar attack killed 20-year-old Lee and wounded Lex in Fallujah last March.    The Lee family lobbied the military for months to allow it to adopt Lex. Though some shrapnel remains lodged in his back, Lex has otherwise recovered from his wounds and has been serving along and has been serving along-side military policemen at the Albany base sice July."    The Marines initially told Lee's family that Lex still had two years of service left before he could be adopted. Family members launched an Internet petition that received 3,275 signatures and enlisted the aid of a North Carolina congressman who took their case straight to the Marine Corps' top general.    "We knew that't what Dustin would have wanted out of this and," said Jerome Lee, the slain Marine's father. "He knew that we would take care of Lex and love him, just like our own>" _________________ Staff Moderator Company XO   M.S.T. Charlie CO. SR. Forum Chaplain I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do His own work through me.
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:02 am    Post subject: · Quote WOW that is cool, Sorry it took me so long to find this topic   NOT quite as sharp as I used to be LOL _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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afsp90_02 Chairman Joint Chiefs User is Offline Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 11253 Karma: 14 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 28875 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:25 am    Post subject: · Quote Outsider wrote: WOW that is cool, Sorry it took me so long to find this topic ? NOT quite as sharp as I used to be LOL OMG , no doubt! Where have I been!? This is a great story, I hope by now that MWD Lex is at home in Mississippi livin large and walkin in high cotton... And I'm sure Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee will rest easier knowing his partner is being cared for by family. _________________ Administrator Forum Chairman Joint Chiefs [Staff CO] Commanding Officer[CO] Forum awards comity Moderator Staff Company staff officer M.S.T. Bravo CO.
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Rmlp34 Sgt. Major of the Army User is Offline Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 572 Karma: 20 applaud / smite Location: South Ms. 675 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:28 am    Post subject: · Quote Very cool story. I missed it twice guys once here and once in Miss. :) _________________ Staff member Company Liaison M.S.T. Delta Co http://www.myspace.com/purvismomof2
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:39 am    Post subject: · Quote How about a photo of  Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee  with Lex? _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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afsp90_02 Chairman Joint Chiefs User is Offline Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 11253 Karma: 14 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 28875 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:44 am    Post subject: · Quote Outsider wrote: How about a photo of ?Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee ?with Lex? Oh man awesome pic "Outsider" thank you. Wonderful and sad all at once knowing Cpl Lee is dead now and seeing his pic is sad but knowing Lex is safe & happy with "with family" is wonderful... _________________ Administrator Forum Chairman Joint Chiefs [Staff CO] Commanding Officer[CO] Forum awards comity Moderator Staff Company staff officer M.S.T. Bravo CO.
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Rmlp34 Sgt. Major of the Army User is Offline Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 572 Karma: 20 applaud / smite Location: South Ms. 675 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:54 am    Post subject: · Quote Oh wow. A very nice picture OS. SO very sad but a happy ending for his partner. _________________ Staff member Company Liaison M.S.T. Delta Co http://www.myspace.com/purvismomof2
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:05 am    Post subject: · Quote I agree with you both. Seeing the pic gives a face to both of these heroes and in a sense imortalizes them both here for as long as there is an owcp anyway _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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