Looking together in the same direction.
by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver
"Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Boni, the Warrior Dog
I met an interesting gentleman, Eric, this morning. He and his wife adopted a warrior-dog. He had a fascinating story to tell about the adoption, and about all the things Boni accomplished during her military service. Her handler spent a fortune of his own money to bring her back to the states when she developed PTSD.
We ended up talking for a long time. I told him about Freedom Service Dogs and how many of the dogs are trained to become service dogs for soldiers with PTSD. He was interested and I think he and his wife may become volunteers.
He is a Viet Nam Vet. We talked about my being an Army Nurse at Walter Reed during that time, and about how crazy the military can be.
It is a small world. The conversation took place just because Eric stopped to ask me for directions. (Some guys evidently do ask for directions.)
Here is the link to a news video about their adoption of Boni.
http://www.9news.com/video/1651175555001/0/Boni---the-war-dog---finds-a-home-with-a-veteran
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