With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, United States Lance Corporal Tommie Johnson’s scheduled departure from Eastern Europe got delayed. The delay brought undue stress to the soldiers, including Tommie.
But one day, Tommie’s fellow marines found six abandoned puppies by the side of the road.
At that time, the puppies were about six months old and seemed to be in bad shape. In Tommie’s recollection, one of the puppies has an injury. The dog could have been hit by a car because his hip and leg have signs of fracture.
The marines, including Tommie, are based in Krtsanisi, Georgia. There are times that the temperature could go as low as zero in this place. As such, Tommie and his fellow marines need to look after the welfare of the puppies.
The puppies’ presence somehow lightened the marines’ mood because their attention got shifted to caring for the puppies. Soon enough, each of the six puppies formed bonds with an officer. In particular, Tommie got attached to the injured puppy, whom he named Blessing. The reason behind the dog’s name is that it was a blessing that she survived the ordeal.
With his attachment to the dog, Tommie wants to bring the dog with him to the US. However, there is an ordinance that prohibits dogs from getting transported to a marine’s home country. This made it hard for Tommie to materialize his goal of bringing Blessing with him to the US.
But Tommie learned that an organization could help him in this regard. The Operation Baghdad Pups: Worldwide provides help to military personnel to transport animals they formed a bond with while overseas.
Upon learning about this organization, Tommie kept in touch with them and told them about Blessing. It did not take that long for the organization to act on the marine’s request to bring the dog with him to the US.
But it was not only Blessing who secured this kind of approval. This is because the other five dogs also received the same perk. Tommie thanked the organization for their help and mentioned he would not forget this until he is alive.
Marine Finally Reunites With Injured Dog He Rescued Overseas https://t.co/gzhD03y2Mh pic.twitter.com/WcbostvPxk
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