John Vincent, a 69-year-old Marine veteran who served in Vietnam, said his final goodbye to his beloved dog, Patch. Since Vincent was admitted to hospice care and may not have…
The Battle Ground-based nonprofit Northwest Battle Buddies started seven years ago, training dogs to get partnered with veterans. This month it hit a huge milestone: pairing its 100th veteran with a service…
When veteran Byung Kang was deployed in Afghanistan, he served alongside a bomb-sniffing Black Labrador named Blue. The two were always together and the former Marine even said Blue saved his…
David Cornelius, a Vietnam War veteran, had several service-connected disabilities, which made him dependent on his loyal assistance dog, Juliana. He was in for a rude shock when he was…
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, state and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public generally must allow service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all areas…
Specialist Alec Alcoser was only six months into his deployment in Afghanistan when he and his dog, Alex, had a close brush with death. The two had a close bond;…
An Oklahoma man has been taken into custody after shooting and killing his 9-year-old Chihuahua named Tater. The man, 39-year-old James Aaron Edwards, had found Tater’s feces on the floor,…
Finding him would make the man happy again. Recently, one Las Vegas woman has made local headlines due to her ongoing mission – she aims to reunite a former army…
It has been a very hard couple of weeks for Morris Collins, a 72-year-old veteran suffering from esophageal cancer. He has been fighting for his life over the past two…
