OBP - Large Numbers Back to the U.S.

Wow.  There has been a virtual flood of OBP dogs and cats coming back to the U.S.  Incredible.  During the entire time of Vietnam there were only a dozen or so dogs that ever got back. And all those efforts were kept very covert. No one could know. 

The protocal for these OBP operations seems to be groups of about 20 dogs and 2 cats for each group that makes its way back stateside.  20 dogs.  Damn.  I wonder what the total count is, and how often these groups move.  Weekly?  If the first dog, Charlie, made it back to the U.S. in March of '08, then all flights back have been since then.  Impr

essive.

Chester - FM

OBP Successes

Welcome Home Taji!

Taji arrived on June 5th at Newark International Airport 

in New Jersey along with her 4 brothers and sisters, 19 

other dogs and 2 cats. She was greeted by SPCA International staff, volunteers and a team of FedEx employees.

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Welcome Home Hause!

Hause arrived on June 5th at Newark International Airport in New Jersey along with his 4 brothers and sisters, 19 other dogs and 2 cats. He was greeted by 

SPCA International staff, volunteers and a team of FedEx employees.

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Welcome Home Chewey!

Chewey arrived on June 5th at Newark International Airport in New Jersey along with his 4 brothers and sisters, 19 other dogs and 2 cats. He was greeted by SPCA International staff, volunteers and a team of FedEx employees.

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http://www.baghdadpups.com/success/

Chester

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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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