Family Adopts Slain Marine's Dog Partner

This is sad and touching. The K9 units get ignored all to often by the military brass.

FOXNews.com - Family Adopts Slain Marine's Dog Partner - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee and his German shepherd, Lex, scoured Iraq for roadside bombs together, slept next to each other and even posed in Santa hats for a holiday photo.

When a mortar attack killed the 20-year-old Marine in Fallujah a few months later, Lex, whimpering from his own injuries, had to be pulled away, Lee's father was told.

That strong bond compelled the slain Marine's family to adopt 8-year-old Lex even though the military said he still had two years of service."