adopted out and get the love he deserves with megan. just a process, that s all. judge jeanine: you wrote a book and i was looking at it i mre the show started and 77 an animal lover and you wrote a book about rex. why do you think he is so special? well, all our military dogs are special because they he go through so much. but rex served a very long time. he has done three combat tours. i wanted to write the book to bring awareness to all military dogs and what we go through in combat and the bond that we developed but rex specifically his three tours were in really bad area from 2004 to 2006. he has seen a lot of combat. he has been wounded. he recovered. he kept working. and this whole process. i don t want people to blow it. it is very necessary the transition process just like every service member like myself has to go through when we get out of the military there is a whole transition process. it is no different for the dogs. they need to go through the transition process as
year recovering. both megan and her partner were awarded purple hearts. eventually, sergeant rex was put back into service at camp pendleton. megan was discharged and the pair separated. this year, sergeant rex faces retirement. for some military dogs that could mean being put down but megan is hoping to adopt rex and bring him home to spend the rest of his life with her. last week, we called on you for help and you responded sending hundreds of e-mails asking the military to cut the red tape and reunite the duo. so will megan be able to adopt rex? mike was rex s handler before megan. he is the author of sergeant rex the unbreakable bond between a marine and his military working dog. good evening, mike. good evening. how are you? what is the latest? is megan going to be able to
greta: united states marines leaves no man behind bs and for this marine, that is her best friend, her service dog that served with her in iraq. she has helped her hunt for ides in iraq. both were severely injured. she was discharged in 2007 and sergeant rex is getting to retire now. she was wants to adopt the dog but there is a lot of military red tape. marine corps with the whole military, this is not the first priority. a lot of times, it gets lost in the shuffle of things. right now the military still evaluating and wants to make sure he safe for adoption but
making big profits. shannon? shannon: thank you, brenda. all right. retired corp rule leavy is looking forward to reuniting with a dog who wont more than 100 migs with her, leading the search for ied explosives, with her dog, sergeant rex. both were injured by an ied and they have retired. now, megan wants to adopt the german sheppard, but can t seem to get through the military red tape. the marine corps with the military, this is not their first priority. so a lot of time, it is lost in the shuffle. shannon: the sergeant is getting help from washington with senator chuck schumer. it s just a sploa bureaucracy. a military spokesman said it will take two weeks to process the official request and determine if rex is fit for adoption. we wish them the best. the u.s. military has developed
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