Champion-bred retriever dies saving Marines

**JandRBurns** · 01-17-2011, 09:06 AM

Saw this article from the Marine Corps Times about Cole, a black lab who died hunting IEDs in Afghanistan. Thought you all might want to see it.
Champion-bred retriever dies saving Marines - Marine Corps News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Marine Corps Times

Joe Burns
Falmouth, Mass.

**deidra** · 02-08-2011, 06:05 PM

that is sad but he died saving our country when my gramps was in the Korean war he was saved by a lab/rottweiler mix they were on patrol all of a sudden the dog alerted and then he jumped in front of the handler and my grandpa taking the bolt for them so when he got back to the states he got his first lab fell in love then when he died didnt get another lab or a rottweiler just hunting dogs.then he heard a story about a dobermen saving his handler life then one day walking through the pound forun a lab/hound mix going to be put down took him home then when i was 1 it died then when i was 3 or younger my parents brought me hi-ome my first dog which was a rottweiler then i found a lab/shepherd mix when i was 7 walking through the corn field hod tied but sadly 4 months later he got loose and was hit by the mail lady i will never forget my rottweiler or that lab.(snoopy has saved my life to many times to forget him)

**JandRBurns** · 02-08-2011, 11:05 PM

That's a lot of dogs in your life, Deidra. And, yes, they have a way of looking out for us.

**deidra** · 02-09-2011, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by JandRBurns

That's a lot of dogs in your life, Deidra. And, yes, they have a way of looking out for us.

yes there has been but the one with my granpa was way before i was born i was born in 97 only 13 years ago but i act like im 30 i have lots of responislities but i can have fun dogs are special to my family as you can see. my moms dad was telling me a story about his pit bull/lab/rottweiler mix had saved his life he was lepping and the dog went nuts woke up and smelt smoke no fire alarms and he had a cold so senses were block and the dog barked jumped and nudged luckily everyone including 2 cats the dog named midnight the one that saved him and his champion beagle(hunting/breeding)