USMC veteran "Gunner"
From the Wall Street Journal: Shell-Shocked Dog of War Finds a Home With the Family of a Fallen Hero
"SCIO, N.Y.—Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog mustered out of the Marines for canine post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new home with Deb and Dan Dunham, whose Marine son died in Iraq protecting the men beside him."
"Gunner's wounds are emotional, not physical. Trained to sniff out explosive booby traps, he was deployed with the Marines to Afghanistan last fall. His trainer wasn't sure what trauma pushed him over the edge—the explosions around the camp perhaps, or gunfire from the rifle range."
Gunner is slowly recovering from his post traumatic stress (yes, dogs can suffer from it)... Helping Gunner doesn't replace their son but it probably helps...
" "To us it's like Jason died yesterday," says Dan. "To Gunner, whatever happened to him—it's probably like that happened yesterday. We get up each day and find a new way to get through the day realizing that Jason's not here. We have to pass that on to Gunner."
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