Marine and bomb-detecting dog he served with in Afghanistan are reunited

[Baz]

Just saw this on the nightly news (CBS of course).

RICHMOND, Va. -

A U.S. Marine and the bomb-detecting dog he served with in Afghanistan were reunited Wednesday morning in Richmond.

Jared Heine now lives in Louisiana, but he and his mother walked up the steps outside the Virginia State Capitol to see the black lab named Spike.

After leaving Afghanistan, Spike became a member of the Capitol Police K-9 Unit. Heine's mother used social media to track him down.

“We would clear the routes for the patrols every day, for the Marines. We found a couple of IEDs. Unfortunately, we did have three of 'em go off on us,” Heine said. “So he's been through a lot. Same as me. So I'm just happy to be here with him again.”

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The linked story says Spike was going to stay with the Capital Police but on the news just now, he was given back to Heine.

Watch the video here:
Marine and bomb-detecting dog he served with in Afghanistan are reunited | Local News - WDBJ7.com Central and Southwest VA

[bob deluke]

Saw it on CBS tonite as well. Great story. Of all the crappy msn news outlets, CBS is the best.

[Laneco]

We saw this tonight and I busted up crying when the lady police officer gave the dog back to him...

People do NOT suck. At least not the kind of people who love dogs. They kinda' rock!

angela

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Laneco

We saw this tonight and I busted up crying when the lady police officer gave the dog back to him...

People do NOT suck. At least not the kind of people who love dogs. They kinda' rock!

angela

Whoever gave this threat 1 star does SUCK. Chicken poop loser..

[widgeon13]

Great story!