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  • January 2008

    • Suspect's Bridge Leap Kills K-9

      San Diego Union-Tribune  |  Jan 1, 08 4:32 PM CST

      Suspect's Bridge Leap Kills K-9

      (Newser) - A California man being pursued by police survived a dive off the San Diego-Coronado bridge, but the police dog he seized as he went over the rail died, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The dog, a German shepherd named Stryker, was part of the Oceanside police department, and a California Highway Patrol spokesman described his handler as upset: "It's his partner," he said. More »

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      dog  • San Diego  • German shepherd  • K 9

  • December 2007

    • Fallen Marine's Dog Heading Home to His Family

      CNN  |  Dec 21, 07 2:36 PM CST

      Fallen Marine's Dog Heading Home to His Family

      (Newser) - Paramedics had to drag Lex the German shepherd away from the body of Cpl. Dustin Lee when the 20-year-old Marine from Mississippi was killed in a March mortar attack in Fallujah. Now Lex is back in the States and heading for retirement with Lee's family. “Lex was my son’s partner; he was his best friend,” said his dad, Jerome. “He was next to him. He was the last one to see him alive.” More »

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      dog  • military  • Mississippi  • Fallujah  • German shepherd  • K 9

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