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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Oct 14^th, 2008 at 10:01pm Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or I signed the petition. Carolyn
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Pixie-elf CH.com Hall of Famer Offline I've tried the rest, and busting is the best! Posts: 517 Beaumont,Tx Gender:	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #1 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 2:39am That makes me so sad, I hope they start allowing them to keep the pets. These people are over there fighting a war. They should be ALLOWED to keep the pets that help them get through doing that...
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Reply #2 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 7:19pm

Pixie-elf wrote on Oct 15^th, 2008 at 2:39am:

I hope they start allowing them to keep the pets. These people are over there fighting a war. They should be ALLOWED to keep the pets that help them get through doing that...

Sorry, but how about following orders in time of war?

The US military is not a pet adoption agency, we have enough trouble getting our soldiers back alive never mind some mangy dog!

Im a pet lover, but I love our soldiers way more to worry about diseased dogs coming here.

Sorry, but thats my opinion.

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Brew Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #3 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 7:23pm But there's been no declaration of war....
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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #4 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 7:53pm Quote: But there's been no declaration of war.... Nit picking again? You know what I mean.
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Brew Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #5 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 8:02pm Quote: Quote: But there's been no declaration of war.... Nit picking again? You know what I mean. F U, I'm not nitpicking. The rules are vastly different in wartime. Know what I mean?
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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #6 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 8:13pm Quote: Quote: Quote: But there's been no declaration of war.... Nit picking again? You know what I mean. F U, I'm not nitpicking. The rules are vastly different in wartime. Know what I mean? LMAO....I guess we are not at war, right? Here we go again, argue away, Bill.....LMMFAO!
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Brew Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #7 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 8:44pm Don't need to. You've made my argument for me. Some of us can admit when we're wrong, and others can't.
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Reply #8 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 8:55pm

I guess we are in a "Skirmish" then?

Sure looks like war to me, but then I have been wrong so many times, unlike you. Wink

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Brew Ex Member	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #9 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 8:57pm You get the last word. No longer interested in rebuttal here.
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Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back
Reply #10 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 10:49pm

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Pixie-elf wrote on Oct 15^th, 2008 at 2:39am:

I hope they start allowing them to keep the pets. These people are over there fighting a war. They should be ALLOWED to keep the pets that help them get through doing that...

Sorry, but how about following orders in time of war?

The US military is not a pet adoption agency, we have enough trouble getting our soldiers back alive never mind some mangy dog!

Im a pet lover, but I love our soldiers way more to worry about diseased dogs coming here.

Sorry, but thats my opinion.

Well, first of all...It's not the military getting them back. It's operation baghdad pups. The military doesn't have to pay for it. If the SPCA is willing to, why refuse to let them so long as they make sure it's not a diseased dog? Or, she could have flown it home on her OWN money. Either way, the Military HAS agreed to allow the dog to be flown out by them.

Yes, it may be against the rules, but you put yourself in our soldiers shoes. You're stuck over there, away from your friends and family. Having to deal with a lot of nasty things. A pet is a HUGE comfort in times of need, and in times of great emotional distress. Why deny them that comfort? If it makes it easier for them to deal with being over there, and isn't hurting anyone, I'm all for it.

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Reply #11 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 11:25pm

the regulations against servicemembers adopting pets in a war zone are not new. They have reasoning behind them that goes beyond what ought be posted here. For one of our servicepeople to adopt a pet against regulations and then to expect to be allowed to bring them home is asinine. I know our people adopt pets while over there, and it gets winked at, but they should not feel put upon when they are not allowed to break regs.

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Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back
Reply #12 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 11:33pm

They are there to do a job, which includes a certain protocol. There are reasons why the military will or will not let you do something.

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Defense Department rules prohibit soldiers in the U.S. Central Command, which includes Iraq, from adopting pets, but exceptions have been made.

I see nothing wrong with petitioning the Dept. of Def. for permission to bring the dog back by the org. But if it's denied, it's denied.

I do wish them luck though!

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Pixie-elf CH.com Hall of Famer Offline I've tried the rest, and busting is the best! Posts: 517 Beaumont,Tx Gender:	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #13 - Oct 16^th, 2008 at 12:32am Eh, either way, the Military did grant clearance this time, so that the dog can be brought to America. So this story does have a happy ending.
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Ray CH.com Alumnus Offline Ray Posts: 1996 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back Reply #14 - Oct 16^th, 2008 at 12:56am It must have been a slow news day to even bring this item to our attention. Or perhaps an underhanded way to sling yet another barb at our military. Let's bring our young men and women home and worry about puppies later.... Ray
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Re: Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back
Reply #15 - Oct 16^th, 2008 at 9:12am

Ray wrote on Oct 16^th, 2008 at 12:56am:

It must have been a slow news day to even bring this item to our attention. Or perhaps an underhanded way to sling yet another barb at our military.

Let's bring our young men and women home and worry about puppies later....

Ray

Ray,
I'm not quite understanding your response here. I thought it was a good human interest story. In no way, shape or fashion was I trying to *sling* anything at our military.

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Reply #16 - Oct 16^th, 2008 at 9:31am

Dear DeltaDarlin:

I'm sorry that I didn't make it clear, I was referring to the media for publishing this "human interest" story, not that YOU were slinging barbs at the US military.

I am not too pleased by the US media's focus on news as entertainment/supporting their advertising/lack of objectivity.

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Reply #17 - Oct 16^th, 2008 at 11:59am

I agree Ray this happens every day, kids go to Mexico and find a lizzard and want to keep it as a pet but customs refuse anything living from crossing the border, or the little old lady that find a beutiful plant and cant bring it in our counrty. Why aren't those on the news, these laws are in place to protect us and our eco-system.
Brew I hope Potter reads this because I dont think veitnam was derclared a "war" either.
Pixie-elf thats not a happy ending to me the dog will have to be quarintined, many test done and our dollars will cover that when the VA cant seem to afford proper medical treatment for its vets.

Sorry to all this post seemed to bring back memories,
SGT. Philip R. Timmer 25th inf. div(light)

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