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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

A Salute to Some Special Veterans

Freedom is never free.

Happy Veterans' Day!  Today, we honor all the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.

Today, I am going to thank a very special group of veterans - the November 2014 class at K9s for Warriors.  This is a class that is Marine, Army and Navy strong!  OohRah!  The five veterans have just been paired with their new service dog companions and are now in their 3-week training class where they bond and learn to work with their new canine service companion.

Thank You for your service to the November class of warriors!


K9s for Warriors gives a new leash on life to rescue dogs and military heroes.  K9s for Warriors rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to be service dogs for veterans who suffer from PTSD and/or Traumatic Brain Injury.  Their overall mission is to empower veterans to return to civilian life with dignity and independence.

If you remember, you all helped me raise money for K9s for Warriors during my 10th birthday commentathon.  Because of you and your birthday wishes, I donated $50 to K9s for Warriors in memory of Grand-dog.  I know many of us have rescues and other organizations that we support throughout the year, but I would ask you to consider giving a gift (of any size) to K9s for Warriors during this holiday giving season. 

One easy way for you to do this is through my Holiday Gift Guide in my sidebar.  It is my Amazon Affiliate which means I get a couple pennies (or nickels or dimes) for every purchase made through that link.  All monies we earn from purchases made from now through the end of the holidays will be matched by Ma and donated to K9s for Warriors.  We still have more items to add into the Gift Guide but you can find many of the great products I have reviewed on my blog this year.

But back to the November class and to all our veterans....



THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE!

24 comments:

  1. Thank you for this post Oz...K9's for Warriors...very good cause. Our grandpa was a veteran. xo Chloe and LadyBug

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  2. We second that, thank you to all who have served 2 and 4 legged. :)

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  3. Great work they do and we so wish them well in their program to help veterans rehabilitate through pets. We too remember Oz those with 2 legs or 4 that gave so much. Have a terrific Tuesday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  4. Thanks Oz for informing us of this valuable group and the healing powers of K9s.

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  5. That was a wonderful post Oz! We will always remember and love our Veterans!

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  6. That's true, Freedom is not for free. And I will be grateful to all heroes who paid the price for freedom and peace. Sadly the amazon affiliate doesn't work with our eu-account, it leads us always back to the french site of amazon. Is there any trick or is it generally not pawsible?

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  7. OMD what a BEAUTIFUL Post fur HONORING those who have served our nation. We are PROUD of them and Proud of you fur doing this thingy fur the K-9 for Warriors. WE are a BIG believer that Pet Therapy is AMAZING. And the veterans who need the help certainly DESERVE it. If they SERVE... they DEserve.

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  8. OZ YOU SURELY HAVE A MOST MEMORABLE POST TODAY...
    WE THANK ALL OUR VETERANS 2 AND 4 LEGGED FOR THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SERVICE.

    CONGRATS ON YOUR RECENT APPOINTMENT TO THE DOODS CABINET
    I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING
    MADI
    Office of FLUFF Affairs

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  9. what a wonderful cause! thank you OZ for helping and congrats on your new appointment!
    hugs
    Mr Bailey & Hazel

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  10. That's all wonderful Oz, what a great cause that is. Thank you to all the veterans everywhere.

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  11. You are so cute, Oz. That is awesome donating the $50 to that cause.

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  12. That is so awesome! Great post, Oz!!!
    Cammie!

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  13. Beautiful beautiful tribute.
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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  14. What a wonderful program! Veterans definitely deserve to be given that kind of help. Bless them all.
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  15. What a great program. Service dogs rock!

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  16. Those guys AND dogs look happy to be together! This is a really cool program Oz.

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  17. I love K9s for warriors, it's an amazing program! I wish these 5 Veterans all the best with their new K9 companions!
    Love & Biscuits,
    Cathy, Isis & Phoebe
    www.dogsluvusandweluvthem.blogspot.com

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  18. Loved your post.

    Aroo to you,
    Sully

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  19. Thank you so much for this great post. Thank you to all our Veterans

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  20. Dat is absolutlee pawsome werk my pal...wot a grate orgynizashun.....

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