Fort Bragg soldier pleads for help in bringing combat dog back home

Fox News 8 ^ | July 26, 2014 | Staff

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Grommet is trying to get his dog back.

Don Grommet was able to track Matty to Fort Bragg, where Vet Services was treating the K9 for a torn ACL, and preparing him for separation from service and adoption. The Grommets said they submitted and re-submitted adoption paperwork, and were told the first set of documents were lost.

“We were told several times not to worry about it; that everyone knew that Brent was going to adopt Matty” said Don Grommet.

But after months of weekly calls to check on the adoption status, Grommet said his son received a call in March 2014 telling him Matty had been adopted.

The Grommets said they had a military contact track Matty’s adoption to a civilian in the Fort Bragg area. They said they were told the man had strong ties to the TEDD program, and was unwilling to give up Matty because he was too attached after a few weeks.

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This is really a sad, outrageous story that even though the handler wanted to adopt the dog, Veterans Services let someone else adopt him and this someone else is so cruel that he won't relinquish his ownership to let the soldier have him.

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Military dog adoption ping

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doggieping

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Specialist Brent Grommet (WTVD-TV)

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Get the story on Fox News and see what happens.

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Actually it is from one of the Fax stations...

But originally from ABC News:

http://abc11.com/news/soldier-pleads-for-help-to-bring-combat-buddy-home/220772/

ABC News has a video at the above link also.

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Actually it is from one of the Fax stations...

But originally from ABC News:

http://abc11.com/news/soldier-pleads-for-help-to-bring-combat-buddy-home/220772/

ABC News has a video at the above link also.

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...”FOX stations”...

[Kartographer]

This is not an uncommon problem!

Retired military dogs deserve a new leash on life

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3185136/posts

Lawmakers: Make It Easier For Military Dogs To Reunite With Soldiers After War

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3184488/posts

But don’t expect a lot of sympathy from some FReeper I got my share of nasty replies on this subject.

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WOOOF!

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