Loyal Dog Guards Coffin of Dead Navy SEAL

[NUance]

Loyal Dog Guards Coffin of Dead Navy SEALBy Mark Berman Opposing Views on Aug 24, 2011

Petty Officer Jon Tumilson was one of 22 Navy SEALS who were killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan earlier this month. A total of 38 people were killed. Tumilson was laid to rest last Friday in Iowa. Making the ceremony even more heartbreaking was the sight of Tumilson's loyal labrador retriever guarding the flag-draped coffin. The dog refused to leave his master's side even in death.

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[308_Husker]

Dang.

 

[Apathy]

That's why I love dogs over cats cause they're more loyal to you.

 

[walksalone]

made me tear up some

 

[HUSKER 37]

I must be getting jaded.

I posted it on my facebook this morning for later reading..but I considered checking it out on snoops.com first.

 

[Minnesota_husker]

Man's best friend... no doubt.

 

[NUance]

made me tear up some

Made me tear up too. Thinking about my dog that got killed last year, tragically hit by a car as I watched. I took to work with me every day. Was with her 24/7. She was that loyal.

 

[GSG]

Report: Dog could lead Iowa onto field
Updated Aug 26, 2011 4:44 PM ET

A former player proposed Friday that the Iowa football team be led onto the field this season by Hawkeye — the dog seen in a widely viewed photograph lying near the casket of his fallen Navy SEAL owner.

"It just tears you apart to see that (picture)," former Iowa fullback Jon Lazar told Hawkcentral.com Friday. "But I thought how great it would be for that dog to lead the Hawkeyes down to the field and to have the announcer tell the story of this dog. I think everybody would be crying in the stands."

The touching photo of Hawkeye exploded in popularity earlier this week, depicting the close bond between the Labrador retriever and his owner, 35-year-old Rockford, Iowa, native Jon Tumilson.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Iowa-Hawkeyes-could-be-led-onto-field-by-dog-of-fallen-Navy-SEAL-082611

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Report: Dog could lead Iowa onto field
Updated Aug 26, 2011 4:44 PM ET

A former player proposed Friday that the Iowa football team be led onto the field this season by Hawkeye — the dog seen in a widely viewed photograph lying near the casket of his fallen Navy SEAL owner.

"It just tears you apart to see that (picture)," former Iowa fullback Jon Lazar told Hawkcentral.com Friday. "But I thought how great it would be for that dog to lead the Hawkeyes down to the field and to have the announcer tell the story of this dog. I think everybody would be crying in the stands."

The touching photo of Hawkeye exploded in popularity earlier this week, depicting the close bond between the Labrador retriever and his owner, 35-year-old Rockford, Iowa, native Jon Tumilson.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Iowa-Hawkeyes-could-be-led-onto-field-by-dog-of-fallen-Navy-SEAL-082611

That would be cool.