Operation Baghdad Pups

Operation Baghdad Pups began with an email received on September 11, 2007. The desperate words of the U.S. soldier serving in Iraq told of his desire to get the dog, Charlie, he and his regiment had befriended out of the Middle East before their tour of duty ended. Because it is against regulations for troops to befriend an animal or transport one on a military flight, the likelihood of the determined soldiers succeeding alone seemed doubtful.

Members of this Army regiment discovered the dog earlier that summer while patrolling a dangerous neighborhood on the outskirts of Baghdad. The malnourished and flea covered puppy, no bigger than a baked potato, was scooped up by a soldier who felt sorry for the pitiful orphan. Hidden in a tattered blanket, the puppy was snuck onto the Coalition Outpost. As the soldiers took turns secretly caring for the puppy the strong bond between man and dog grew.

Here is the Operation Baghdad Pups site link.

http://www.baghdadpups.com/

Chester:

This is an SPCA outfit.  Looks good to me. Seems to have started with the desperate calls for help from troops.  What possible reasons could there be for the regs against bringing dogs back to the home, bringing everyone home?  In Vietnam the official reason was risk of exotic diseases that the dogs could bring back. That was horse shit. These regs are probably horse shit too.

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