Home Post has brought you many stories about the heartwarming trend of troops bonding with stray dogs while deployed in Afghanistan. In many cases, these servicemembers become so attached that they cut through massive red tape to adopt the dogs and bring them back to the United States.
Cpl. Ward Van Alstine is one of those servicemembers. The Camp Pendleton Marine reunited on Thanksgiving with Chloe, the stray dog who became his best friend while he was stationed in Afghanistan.
Van Alstine told the San Francisco Chronicle about how the two met:
He explained to the Chronicle the impact Chloe had on the lives of his fellow Marines:
Chloe and Van Alstine reunited at the house of friends in Santa Barbara. Local television station KEYT-TV has more on the touching reunion:
