| Sergeant Sam Montoya and Chance |
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Sergeant Sam Montoya joined the United States Marine
Corp at the age of 17. During his time in service he
was stationed in Vietnam and participated in the Tet
Offensive... |
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| Spyder and Specialist Meisinger Make a Perfect Match |
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United States Army veteran Specialist Leif Meisinger suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and many other physical and emotional injuries from his tour in Iraq. Pets for Vets first met Leif during the Veterans Day celebration at Los Alamitos. |
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| Lupita and Sergeant Doraliza Velezcallazo have love at first sight |
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Sergeant Doraliza has served 12 years in the United States Army including serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. As a nurse she spent her career taking care of and putting others before herself. |
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| E-5 Sergeant Michael Gaskill and Nugget |
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Veterans Day is for celebrating the sacrifices our troops have made for this country, but on this Veterans Day it brought together an American hero and his forever companion, Nugget. |
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| Scarlett and Tommanee |
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E-4 Tommanee “Red” McKinney served in the Air Force during the Gulf War. She was a job database manager and analyst for in flight refueling. Many women have a difficult time as a female in the military and it was no different for Tommanee. |
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| Specialists Samantha, Marshall and Rambo |
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Specialist Samantha joined the National Guard and served one year in Iraq. While on her tour she met her husband, Specialist Marshall who is serving in the Army. As a result of her time in Iraq, she was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder making readjustment to civilian life more difficult. |
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| Davis and Lady |
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I met Davis in the Occupational Therapy room at the VA Long Beach. When he met my dog, Bear, he told me how much a dog of his own would enhance his life. |
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| Alex and Roxy |
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Alex served in the Army from 1989 to 1992 and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. He suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a four story roof, which left him a partial quadriplegic. |
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| Mark and Barker |
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Pets for Vets was asked to take care of veteran Mark's dog, Barker, while Mark was being treated at the VA Long Beach. Barker had been picked up by the ASPCA in Long Beach and Mark was terrified that he would lose his best friend. |
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