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Aug 25, 2011 1:52 PM
wow--if this doesn't move you, then you don't have a pulse...pretty amazing

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44271018/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/?GT1=43001
Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson lay in a coffin, draped in an American flag, in front of a tearful audience mourning his death in Afghanistan. Soon an old friend appeared, and like a fellow soldier on a battlefield, his loyal dog refused to leave him behind.
Tumilson’s Labrador retriever, Hawkeye, was photographed lying by Tumilson’s casket in a heart-wrenching image taken at the funeral service in Tumilson’s hometown of Rockford, Iowa, earlier this week. Hawkeye walked up to the casket at the beginning of the service and then dropped down with a heaving sigh as about 1,500 mourners witnessed a dog accompanying his master until the end, reported CBS.
Aug 25, 2011 1:52pm
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rydawg5

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Aug 25, 2011 1:58 PM
If I die before I wake feed Jake. Hes been a good dog.
Aug 25, 2011 1:58pm
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power i

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Aug 25, 2011 2:56 PM
That may be one of the saddest pics I've ever seen.
Aug 25, 2011 2:56pm
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Aug 25, 2011 3:00 PM
Very powerful picture....
Aug 25, 2011 3:00pm
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Aug 25, 2011 3:13 PM
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Aug 25, 2011 3:17 PM
Thanks for sharing this Vball...I'm sitting here weeping for this brave young SEAL and his family.
Aug 25, 2011 3:17pm
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Aug 25, 2011 3:23 PM
Tiernan;873714 wrote:Thanks for sharing this Vball...I'm sitting here weeping for this brave young SEAL and his family.
you're not alone--it's very emotional
Aug 25, 2011 3:23pm
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Tiernan

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Aug 25, 2011 3:43 PM
vball10set;873719 wrote:you're not alone--it's very emotional
Yeah I busted on I AM AHAB just the other day for knocking the US Navy. I hope he sees your thread and realizes what a punk SOB he truly is.
Aug 25, 2011 3:43pm
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Aug 25, 2011 4:46 PM
There is a special bond between a man and his dog. Some things cannot be explained. Great photograph.
Aug 25, 2011 4:46pm
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Aug 25, 2011 5:00 PM
thePITman;873756 wrote:There is a special bond between a man and his dog. Some things cannot be explained. Great photograph.
This.
Aug 25, 2011 5:00pm
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Aug 25, 2011 5:50 PM
This is why I love dogs so much. They can sense the human emotions. My Golden Retriever is always there to lay next to me when I am sad about something and they always seem to know when something is wrong with you. This picture takes it to a whole new level. It shows how emotionally attached dogs are to us as well. You can see the heartache that Lab is going through right now without his owner. So sad.


The amazing this about dogs is that if/when they die, we feel just as sad and mourn their life as the dogs do for ours. An amazing bond between two species who can't "truly" communicate or interact with each other in any normal way.
Aug 25, 2011 5:50pm
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Aug 25, 2011 8:03 PM
thanks for sharing
Aug 25, 2011 8:03pm
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Firad

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Aug 25, 2011 10:01 PM
Saw this earlier. Dogs are amazing. I love them.
Aug 25, 2011 10:01pm
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Aug 26, 2011 9:18 AM
There's a reason that putting down a dog, an old friend, is one of the hardest things anyone will ever go through. In my 24-year life, I've had to put down two 16-year old dogs that I grew up with. Toughest times ever, especially the latest (a lab) just 2 months ago. I had a co-worker whose 15-year old lab has passed within the last day or so. Toughest times, but it makes you realize how good companions and friends they really are. They never complain. All they want to do is be with people, have fun, play, and comfort their human buddies.
Aug 26, 2011 9:18am
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Aug 26, 2011 9:21 AM
^^^unconditional loyalty, and that's rare unto itself...it still breaks me up to see this pic and read the article
Aug 26, 2011 9:21am
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Aug 26, 2011 9:30 AM
I find that I just can't be friends with people that don't like dogs. This story is sad and awesome at the same time.
Aug 26, 2011 9:30am
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Aug 26, 2011 9:47 AM
Amazing story. Saw this on Fox the other day.

The SEALs are a very, very unique fraternity.
Aug 26, 2011 9:47am
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Aug 26, 2011 12:01 PM
great pic...nuff said
Aug 26, 2011 12:01pm
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Aug 26, 2011 12:04 PM
truly.....man's best friend
Aug 26, 2011 12:04pm