If you can get the puppy in the piece, it's a top-of-the-fold front pager guaranteed.

Cute he certainly is, but I'd keep an eye on that pooch.

Dog blogging from Iraq. Probably a first.

i write on corpsblog aka refermen.not the drug,i do refrigeration a/c.my nephew did 2 tours in fallujah 04-06 in the marine corp.2nd aab..also combat team 8 in camp fallujah.i received alot of real time pictures and vid clips during phantom fury and other operations these great marines did during this time..gut wrenching stuff our marines have done over the years in these god forsaken places.he got out 1n 8-06 now hes in college getting married and doing what all good soldiers do after seeing and living in places like fallujah..he lives in indy and im in ny when we talk we dont talk about war,ive been sitting on the pictures and cant show them to anybody because they wouldnt understand and i could not explain them in there proper context.im a usaf vet and they say to damn old to reup so i show my support on these great bloggs.i know you probably dont need any more pictures but i have some you might be able to use in some of your future writings.i know you would be able to do them some justice.if your interested e-mail me i would be proud to send them to you..god bless all our soldiers and their families evertwhere.my heart and support are with all of you,great job.. semper fi

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Ok, that is a seriously cute puppy.

cute pooch but not nearly as cute as the dog the Marines managed to evacuate from Fallujah to the U.S. His name is "Lava" and he is featured in the non-fiction book "From Baghdad with Love". Y'all should chekc it out!!

"I harbor suspicions about the dog's loyalties to local insurgent groups."
The dog's loyalties--as the loyalties of all dogs--go to the provider of kibbles. Which in this case is Marines. Whew.

Jeez, Marines and dogs. Even when we were overseas ~ Japan, Korea, Somalia in the 80's, etc. ~ our squadron (especially Ordnance for some reason) ALWAYS had a puppy within days of arrival. And always made sure said pup would taken care of when they left.

Marines and dogs are like hotdogs and buns. Makes me smile, big time.

Thanks, Bill.

(Now, where's the hootch stash...)

Hate to be a buzz-kill but it is a violation of General Order Number 1 for troops in theater to keep pets. Please don't post any pictures of these good marines holding the puppy and please edit out the unit. Thanks. It "looks" like a healthy dog but that doesn't mean it is. The Air Force shot our mascot on Abu Ghraib as a vector control measure. Vectors are the little nasties that ride around on dogs.

I don't want that to happen to these guys. Here's the GO.

http://www.bragg.army.mil/1TSC/SUBS/General%20Order%201.PDF

PS Reading it will give a fresh idea of what the troops really give up over there.

Bill,

Very cool. I'm friends with one of the Marines from PTT and it's great to keep updated with all the guys and to see all their hard work.

David DiGennaro

You should check with "Military Mascots" for your pup. bet they can help you if you want to bring that dog to the US!