A Dog Finds A Home With The Family Of A Fallen Hero

Shell-Shocked Dog Of War Finds A Home With The Family Of A Fallen Hero -- Wall Street Journal

Jason's Death in Iraq Left Room for a Marine at the Dunhams' House; Gunner Fit the Bill

SCIO, N.Y.—Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog mustered out of the Marines for canine post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new home with Deb and Dan Dunham, whose Marine son died in Iraq protecting the men beside him.

With patience and a red-rubber toy, the Dunhams are trying to coax Gunner back to emotional health. With liquid brown eyes and Labrador loyalty, Gunner is giving the Dunhams back a little of what they lost. Together, they are healing what they can and living with what they must.

"My Marine never came home," says Deb. "I have a place for a Marine."

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