Friday, November 03, 2006

From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava

The story of how this mischievous stray dog won the hearts and minds of these battle-hardened Marines, and how Jay Kopelman’s promise that Lava would make it home to the U.S. took on a much larger meaning. Not only as a mark of trust between a commander and his men, but as a way that he could save someone - or something - from the hell that is war.

With the assistance of reporters, an Iraqi housekeeper, a California animal shelter, a firm that trains bomb-sniffing dogs, and the Iams pet food company, Kopelman orchestrates a long-distance, real-life canine escape from Iraq worthy of any thriller novel. By this time it takes place, though, Kopelman is on his way back home; all he can do is wait anxiously for word of success - or heartbreaking failure.

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