Okay, this made me cry. ~ God bless our men & women in uniform
"Jumping out of a plane is certainly a memorable activity. Going skydiving with your dog is even more impressive. But one brave U.S. solider trumps both of those feats.
The unidentified soldier in the video, who brought his military working dog Axe along for the ride, is also a double-amputee who lost his feet in combat.
Gizmodo reports the man told DefenseTech, "I am still rocking! For those who haven't heard, I was blown up, with my [military working dog], Axe, Feb 17th of this year. I lost both of my feet, and was back to work in July."
Axe isn't the only dog that goes skydiving. This summer, a pug from California named Otis completed his 64th tandem jump with his owner."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... xgjYAYJtrE#!
Double Amputee Soldier Skydives with Dog
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Re: Double Amputee Soldier Skydives with Dog
I read an article a while back in Popular Science about some of those trained dogs they have and all the crazy things they'll do with them, such as jumping out of a perfectly good airplane!
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Re: Double Amputee Soldier Skydives with Dog
The dog was definitely uncomfortable during flight but absolutely loves his handler. He'd be lost without that dog.Duck07 wrote:I read an article a while back in Popular Science about some of those trained dogs they have and all the crazy things they'll do with them, such as jumping out of a perfectly good airplane!