{"id":465361,"date":"2022-06-19T20:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T17:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-soldier-in-middle-east-needs-help-rescuing-puppy\/"},"modified":"2022-06-19T20:19:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T17:19:50","slug":"us-soldier-in-middle-east-needs-help-rescuing-puppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-soldier-in-middle-east-needs-help-rescuing-puppy\/","title":{"rendered":"#US soldier in Middle East needs help rescuing puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368debe2532\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368debe2532\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-soldier-in-middle-east-needs-help-rescuing-puppy\/#%E2%80%9CUS_soldier_in_Middle_East_needs_help_rescuing_puppy%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US soldier in Middle East needs help rescuing puppy&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_soldier_in_Middle_East_needs_help_rescuing_puppy%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US soldier in Middle East needs help rescuing puppy&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A US soldier stationed in the Middle East has one Father\u2019s Day wish this year: to save the puppy he found near base and get it to his family in Utah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>US Army Sgt. Macintire, a dad of six currently on his 15th deployment overseas, found the pup he named CJ while out on patrol and is now hoping he can transport her back home with the help of supporters and the New York-based non-profit Paws of War.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting CJ back to my family in Utah will be the best Father\u2019s Day present,\u201d Macintire told The Post.\u00a0\u201cHe was meant to be with my family. It\u2019s going to be great!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The soldier, who can\u2019t disclose his first name or the country where he is stationed, came across CJ when she was still nursing from her mother alongside a dusty road close to base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When he walked over to get a closer look, he saw CJ and her siblings were in bad shape and in need of help. But their doggy dad, who was later named Cooper, came between Macintire and the babies, forcing him to keep his distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Macintire decided to give it another shot the next day and came back with some other soldiers and some food so he could start gaining Cooper\u2019s trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?w=965\" alt=\"CJ and mom.\" class=\"wp-image-22723374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1930 1930w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1448 1447w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=965 965w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 482w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\"\/><figcaption>Sgt. Macintire came across CJ when she was still nursing from her mother alongside a dusty road close to base.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile Cooper remained protective, Sgt. Macintire didn\u2019t give up. Having been raised in a boy\u2019s group home, he admired Cooper\u2019s protective fatherly nature for his family,\u201d Paws of War told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was patient in waiting for Cooper to trust him and begin taking food, leading to him being allowed to get close to the pups.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers soon forged a bond with the dog family and spent time playing with them and feeding them until one day, the pooches suddenly vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?w=763\" alt=\"CJ.\" class=\"wp-image-22723378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1526 1526w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1145 1144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=763 763w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=382 381w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\"\/><figcaption>CJ was sick, afraid and in desperate need of assistance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Soon, Macintire made a grisly discovery \u2013 Cooper\u2019s body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the soldiers kept searching for the rest of the family, they only managed to find one puppy still around, and she was sick, afraid and in desperate need of assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Macintire said he \u201cvowed to become\u201d the dog\u2019s new dad and christened her Cooper Junior, or CJ for short, and reached out to Paws of War for help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The non-profit helps soldiers navigate the complicated process of transporting animals they rescue overseas back to the US and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely stepped in to first relocate CJ to an emergency clinic in the Middle East so she could get the critical veterinary care that she needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ailing pup nearly didn\u2019t make it. but now, she\u2019s back in one piece and eager to meet her new forever family in Utah, Paws of War said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-008.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CJ.\" class=\"wp-image-22723381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/soldier-dog-rescue-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI want her to have a safe and h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y life with no more suffering,\u201d Sgt. Macintire said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are always happy to help our soldiers get the animals they saved while deployed, to their families, so they are waiting for them when the soldier returns home,\u201d said Dereck Cartright, a disabled veteran who works as a stateside logistics coordinator for the non-profit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s something we can\u2019t do alone. We [need] support [from] people in the community to help cover the costs. Every small donation adds up to a big successful mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pawsofwar.networkforgood.com\/projects\/162826-saving-cj-the-puppy\">collecting donations for the effort<\/a> on their website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCJ has fought to live, and after all she has been through, she deserves some good on her side,\u201d Macintire said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want her to have a safe and happy life with no more suffering.\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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