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Local Marine, dog reunited after tour in Afghanistan
The Wichita Eagle ^
| FRED MANN
Posted on 09/20/2009 2:50:36 PM PDT by Dubya
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Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle
First Lt. Chris Corman poses with ETTy -- short for Embedded Training Team puppy, in Afghanistan. Corman, a Marine who just got home to Derby, had the dog shipped home after his unit took in the puppy while serving in Afghanistan.
Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle
ETTy -- short for Embedded Training Team puppy, sits on the top of a Humvee in Afghanistan. Lt. Chris Corman, a Marine who just got home to Derby, had the dog shipped home after his unit took in the puppy while serving in Afghanistan.
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:50:37 PM PDT
by
Dubya
To: Dubya
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:52:46 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!")
To: Dubya
What an adorable pooch! (And marine.)
To: Dubya
Good for both of them. There’s a reason why this guy wound up with this dog, they will be good for each other. Dog looks really happy and friendly.
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:57:34 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: Dubya
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:58:43 PM PDT
by
ElayneJ
To: Dubya
That dog's just plain happy.
He's got a bright, intelligent eye and a nice smile!
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:59:09 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of Ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: Dubya
I feel bad about the pooches that served in Viet Nam.
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posted on
09/20/2009 2:59:14 PM PDT
by
tired1
(When the Devil eats you there's only one way out.)
To: Dubya; Secret Agent Man; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; AliVeritas; ...
Awww .. GREAT story and reunion ... here’s a video:
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/59860717.html
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Dog travels from Afghanistan to Kansas
Last Update: 9/19
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WICHITA, Kansas - It’s not every day you see a dog walking through Mid-Continent Airport. Then again, it’s not every day that a dog arrives in Wichita from Afghanistan.
“I’m just happy to be home,” Marine Chris Corman said.
This is all the doing of Marine First Lieutenant Corman of Derby. While stationed in Afghanistan, his team met Etty.
“It’s just making a name out of our embedded training team,” Corman said. “That’s what E.T.T. stands for.”
Etty stayed with the marines, whose deployment was extended to keep the peace during recent elections.
“We took care of him basically for about seven months until we tried to send him home.” Corman said.
That sounds easier than it was. To get Etty stateside would cost around $4,000.
“Me and my family stepped in to take the cost and bring him back here,” Corman said. “It just took a long time to get him out of Afghanistan. There’s a lot of travel involved.”
Etty’s journey took him from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Then he traveled to New York City to Kansas City and finally to his new home in Derby.
Etty arrived before his new best friend, in plenty of time to greet Chris Corman at Mid-Continent Friday night.
Corman says helping Etty was an easy decision, since it was Etty that helped him during times of war.
“It was nice to have something that was more normal than anything else,” Corman said.
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Dog-travels-from-Afghanistan-to-Kansas/R7L1C01Xf0iBXdFCobBRUg.cspx
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:02:40 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: Dubya
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09/20/2009 3:03:18 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: AnAmericanMother
Unlike certain current Presidents that will go un-named.
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09/20/2009 3:26:16 PM PDT
by
Yorlik803
( Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
To: tired1
Yes,very sad. All were killed because the military felt they were either carrying diease or were unable to adjust to civilian life.
The more a person gets to know people, the more they like dogs.
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:28:28 PM PDT
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Yorlik803
( Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
To: Dubya
When Pres. Palin finally gets around to cutting out waste in government, I would not mind if my tax dollars went to bringing these military dogs and adopted dogs back to America so they could stay with their handlers and caretakers.
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09/20/2009 3:32:18 PM PDT
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rabidralph
(http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
To: Dubya
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:32:26 PM PDT
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blam
To: Mr. Jazzy
“The brotherhood of patriots and warriors.”
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09/20/2009 3:39:51 PM PDT
by
Semper Mark
("The future ain't what it used to be." - Yogi Berra)
To: Dubya
Awww! Great story, thanks. They’re both really cute!
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:42:24 PM PDT
by
fishergirl
(My warrior, my soldier, my hero - my son. God bless our troops!)
To: Dubya
God bless the Marines!! :*)
I love these soldiers rescuing puppy stories! :*)
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:43:03 PM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
To: Yorlik803
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posted on
09/20/2009 3:43:13 PM PDT
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Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!")
To: Yorlik803
The more I know people the more I respect sentient creatures, including various bacteria.
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09/20/2009 3:44:57 PM PDT
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tired1
(When the Devil eats you there's only one way out.)
To: 9YearLurker
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; apackof2; Shannon; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; metmom; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail joe 6-pack.
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09/20/2009 4:19:45 PM PDT
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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