Nub and Major Brian Dennis
Major Brian Dennis was serving in Iraq when a local dog took up with him. The dog’s ears had been cut off when it was a pup so Major Dennis named him Nub. Nub came around for months and obviously liked hanging out with the Marines. One day Major Dennis found a deep puncture wound on Nub. It had been inflicted on Nub with a screwdriver. Dennis and the other Marines nursed Nub back to health. No wonder Nubs loves his Marines and was willing to do whatever he had to do to find them when their unit was relocated …..
Major Brian Dennis, while serving in Iraq, found a dog who had his ears cut off as a pup and named the little guy nubs.
Over a period of months, the animal came around, befriending Dennis and his fellow Marines. During one visit, Dennis found Nubs with a deep puncture wound on his left side. He later learned the injury was inflicted by a screwdriver. He helped nurse the dog back to health.
The time came, however, for Dennis’ unit to relocate 70 miles from Nubs’ home fort. Keeping nubs was against the rules so he had to leave the dog behind. As always, Nubs sprinted alongside the Hummers as they pulled away for what Dennis assumed was the last time he would see the dog.
Two days later, Nubs wandered inexplicably in below-freezing conditions into Dennis’ new camp, shocking the Marine unit. “I won’t even address the gauntlet he had to run of dog packs, wolves, and God knows what else to get here,” Dennis wrote. “When he arrived he looked like he’d just been through a war zone.”
Nubs’ miraculous journey forced the Marine’s hand, and Dennis and his fellow Marines unanimously decided to keep the animal, building a doghouse at the camp. When two military police officers told Dennis the dog could not stay at the camp, he decided the only way to properly keep the animal was to get it to the United States.
After raising money and setting up a home with a friend back in the states, Nubs will arrive in the US this weekend.
Read the rest of the story here.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:07 am
To the above poster, too bad you forget we had this FREEDOM before we entered the war in Iraq. This FREEDOM was not threatened in any way.
And to “beth”. Go fuck yourself. Your comment was just as anonymous as his was. Oh, but you include a link to (what I assume to be) your political blog. Now it’s REALLY personal!
March 17th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
It’s stories like this that are designed to blind people from the attrocities of war. I’d like to think that people could have the common sense of looking past the fact that a marine has gained a new pet and see that it has fuck all to do with military conflict in Iraq. Touching story, but I’m sure that if an Iraqi soldier found a dog he’d probably fancy looking after it aswell.
Its a fucking dog, dogs are cute, pat yourselves on the back america, you saved a dog.
March 17th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Ben,
Yea we had the freedom before THIS WAR, but it was these people that keep the freedom going…….you say the freedom was not threatened, were you standing next to me as the WTC was attacked?
March 18th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Ok, ok, I was reading this story when I was stumbling around and took one look at this article and said ah whatever. But, the comments! You people who think were in a world where we fight for our freedom and that freedom is threatened left and right by terrorists are blind. Freedom has pretty much given Americans a reason to swear at each other. I’m Canadian and I have no reason to give any damn about what goes on with America but I’ll let you people know something. #1 The US invaded iraq on false pretenses and are now currently holding their position in iraq because of it’s oil its become known as the oil war. #2 I hope to God you do not believe that you are fighting iraqi soldiers because your not. 3# US and Britian and Austrialia’s presence in iraq are not slowing terrorism anymore than when they were not occupying iraq. People like Ben and Rory realize that these little stories are meant to blind the public of the war. Im not saying your marines are bad people, they’re probebly great people. But, their motive and orders in iraq are extremely questionable. And on a side note please if you are not computer savy in anyways take it from me you cannot fight someone on the internet and win, your morals will get shot down with the anomony of the internet. Take 4chan for example
P.S I never lose in a internet fight!
March 19th, 2008 at 12:16 am
God damn it, can you people just read the story and get off the pedestal?
March 19th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Tridead, you say you never lose an internet fight right after you say its impossible to win an internet fight. That’s just one of your inconsistencies.
Thank your lucky stars you are Canadian. You can afford to be a pacifist because you have the protection of us mean ol’ Americans. They have to come through us to get to you. Your tax dollars can go to all sorts of things, you don’t have to worry about defense. You can run your silly mouths about the infidels to your south because your freedom of speech is guaranteed. What would happen if you had to defend yourselves against an invader or an ideology that is determined to destroy your country and way of life? Could you? Enjoy your freedom and your ability to criticize America for being such a big ol’ meanie.
BTW - I know exactly who we are fighting over there. My son spent 15 months in Baghdad. I know who the enemy is and what is being fought over. If you listened to vets of that war (besides the few that the leftist put up in front of the cameras to further their political agendas) you would know too. This is a real war and its a real threat and you are living in a fantasy if you think otherwise.
March 19th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
lol awe this was what I was waiting for…Lol this is funny. You honestly think we ridicule your forces! And stop speaking in slang you big ol’ meanie. So you have a son over in iraq that would be why you care so much and there’s nothing wrong with that. Though to be honest I supported you I’m suprised your so pissed. Awe this is too fun, oh well there really is no changing American’s mind set your so called glorious army is what’s covering your giant economic collapse. And omg whose gonna invade us what do you mean they have to come through you guys first?! Oh the american way or thinking lol I love how you think we have no military I hope that you know that many of your planes are mimics of the famous avero arrow too bad our goverment hadn’t realized its potential. And listen our forces are fighting in afganistan against terror just as much as you guys are in iraq so get off your american high horse(which is dead) and get back to reality. By the way on the internet I have never won but, I have never lost either! lol something to think about.
OH YEAH! It’s funny that after 2 days of relocating the dog had found them again! lol you guys phail at hiding.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Wow, that’s a big step up from throwing a dog off a cliff. Freaks.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Im all for the american forces keeping dogs in a warzone. i feel safer knowing there is at least something intelligent in the camp.
and beth, canada has nothing to worry about, not because the terrorists have to go through the usa to get to them, but because the terrorists have absolutely no desire or need to attack them, face it the whole world hates you, lol
March 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
These people who don’t support our troops disgust me. You should try living in a country without the freedoms we are privileged to have here. I do not support our presence in Iraq, but I support the troops, and give our troops the upmost respect for following their orders to be stationed in a dangerous area.
As far as the individuals throwing the dog off the cliff, and others who do stupid things, they should not cause the tens of thousands of military personnel to be immediately labeled sick bastards, assholes, or whatever else you SCUM decide to call them
Back on subject, This is a awesome story, I hope Nubs will live a happy life in the US, hopefully with his owner very soon.