A dog and his soldier: Lieutenant's prayers answered after beloved pup he bonded with overseas is rescued

A soldier’s prayers for his champion buddy to subordinate him present astatine location apparently person been heard.

A stray canine recovered overseas by U.S. Army First Lt. Tad (full sanction withheld upon request) has been successfully rescued and brought to information present successful nan U.S.

New York nonprofit Paws of War answered nan soldier’s telephone earlier this period to retrieve nan starving and abandoned pup named Gus.  

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At nan commencement of his deployment, Tad first recovered Gus, who is astir 2 years old, searching for nutrient adjacent nan overseas Army base.

The brace instantly connected — and became inseparable aft respective months of bonding, Paws of War told Fox News Digital.

U.S. Army First Lt. Tad recovered Gus, a stray dog, searching for nutrient adjacent his deployment guidelines overseas. (Paws of War)

However, Tad was assigned a deployment requiring him to relocate — truthful he’d soon person to time off down his furry champion friend.

"I sat pinch Gus earlier I near nan aged guidelines and my bosom conscionable sank," Tad wrote successful a connection shared pinch Fox News Digital.

"I prayed difficult that he would beryllium OK, but stepping distant for nan past clip haunted me."

"I could show he knew thing was different, but he had nary thought he was astir to beryllium unsocial again successful a spot [where] truthful galore animals vanish without personification to attraction for them."

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Leaving Gus down progressive "more guilt than I could take," Tad said successful his statement.

"He had helped maine done deployment and [had] fixed maine thing to look guardant to each day, and now I was astir to deny him," he said.

Lt. Tad and Gus became inseparable aft spending respective months together. (Paws of War)

"I prayed difficult that he would beryllium OK, but stepping distant for nan past clip haunted me," he continued.

The heart-wrenching goodbye connected Jan. 2 of this twelvemonth led Tad to scope retired to New York-based Paws of War for help.

The statement was speedy to tackle nan analyzable task of rescuing Gus from "dangerous" territory (exact location withheld upon request). 

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When Paws of War’s overseas rescuers yet tracked Gus down, he was recovered unsocial connected nan base, still watching retired successful nan region "expecting his worker to return," nan group noted.

"I can't hold to spot him again."

Gus was precocious delivered to Tad’s family successful Indianapolis, Indiana — wherever nan canine will soon beryllium reunited pinch his worker and friend astatine nan extremity of Tad's deployment this summer.

Paws of War located Gus adjacent Tad's earlier Army base. It seemed nan lonely canine was watching and waiting for his worker to show up.  (Paws of War)

"The alleviation of knowing Gus is safe is indescribable," Tad said. 

"I genuinely didn't deliberation it would hap and that was truthful difficult to woody with."

He added, "Now I can't hold to spot him again knowing he'll ne'er person to beryllium unsocial different time successful his life. I'm grateful beyond words."

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Paws of War’s "War-Torn Pups and Cats" programme focuses connected bringing animals rescued by soldiers overseas to nan U.S. to beryllium reunited pinch nan men and women who saved them. 

"We couldn't beryllium much thrilled for Gus and Lieutenant Tad, and we convey everyone who makes what we do possible."

"This is simply a cleanable illustration of why our activity is truthful important," Robert Misseri, co-founder of Paws of War, said successful a connection provided to Fox News Digital. 

Lt. Tad and Gus, his newfound friend, stock a tender infinitesimal astatine nan base.  (Paws of War)

"It's an amazing feeling each clip to get different [pet to safety]," he added. 

"We couldn't beryllium much thrilled for Gus and Lieutenant Tad, and we convey everyone who makes what we do possible."

Misseri explained that what motivates nan statement is witnessing nan heartbreak felt by U.S. work members who are forced to time off down animals they spot "as family members" — and past being capable to reunite them eventually.

"Our rescue missions for our soldiers and nan animals they emotion are funded by nan kindness of compassionate members of nan nationalist who judge successful our activity and want to thief springiness backmost to our heroes," he said.

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Paws of War, a 501c3 nonprofit, has much than 80 progressive cases successful advancement correct now.

For much accusation connected early missions and really to help, sojourn pawsofwar.org.