8/30/2011: NBC Nightly News

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   NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams:

They didn't say where this happened exactly.  They had a picture of a Black Lab laying beside a casket.  The funeral was for a US Navy Seal killed in Afghanistan.  The dog walked down the isle between the rows of people, up to the casket and let out a large sigh and laid down.  He was with his owner.

That story really put a lump in my throat.  I just wanted to share that story with everyone.  

Terry

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TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Topic: 8/30/2011: NBC Nightly News Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 6:58pm
	NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: They didn't say where this happened exactly. They had a picture of a Black Lab laying beside a casket. The funeral was for a US Navy Seal killed in Afghanistan. The dog walked down the isle between the rows of people, up to the casket and let out a large sigh and laid down. He was with his owner. That story really put a lump in my throat. I just wanted to share that story with everyone. Terry
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TheDogHouse Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2010 Location: Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 33	Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 8:32pm
	I'm with you on that story, really grabbed at the heart. I'll post it for the others on this forum. Loyal Labrador retriever Hawkeye refused to leave the side of his master, Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, even in death. More than 1,000 people turned up to honour Mr Tumilson in his hometown of Rockford, Iowa, after he was one of 38 killed when a rocket-propelled grenade took out a U.S. Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan earlier this month. The picture was taken by Mr Tumilson’s cousin, Lisa Pembleton. Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/25/devoted-dog-guards-navy-seal-s-coffin-at-funeral-115875-23370754/#ixzz1WYtazVTO Go Camping for 95p! Vouchers collectable in the Daily and Sunday Mirror until 11th August . Click here for more information
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Caverkim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 111	Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 10:01pm
	awww what a touching story!
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secretbard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Location: Budd Lake, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 10:15pm
	That is touching. That sounds like what my lab mix would do for me. Dogs do have a keen sense of loyalty for their master and friend. Knowing how my dog misses me terribly when I'm away, I do believe he would be heartbroken if I never came back. As it is, for a long time after my wife left me, he would get real excited when he heard a deasel engine of a pick-up truck drive down the road (thinking that it was her coming home). For months, he would get excited, then I could see the disappointment in his eyes. Yes, dogs have a heart all their own.
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TheDogHouse Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2010 Location: Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 33	Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 10:21pm
	I couldn't agree more about a dog's loyalty.
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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 4:32pm
	one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferosity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices. Taken from Lord Byron's "Epitaph to a Dog" I wish I were the kind of person that my dog thinks I am.

TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 5:09pm
	Thanks for posting the picture and link. My wife missed it so I got to show her. She brought out a good point: "I hope it doesn't pine away". Terry
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FISHTAIL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Location: La Plata, MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 130	Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 5:48pm
	That's a good one. I've heard of this before too, I've seen pictures of dogs sitting on their masters grave sites unwilling to leave. Loyal creatures indeed. My pup definitely gets over-excited when I come home for the day, usually puts a smile on my face. Now if only my wife would get that excited when I walked in the door...:). Speaking of...I'll forward this thread to her. That's a touching photo.