Soldier’s adopted dog finally leaves Iraq for U.S.
An animal rescue group on Sunday picked up a U.S. soldier’s adopted dog from Iraq, ending the soldier’s weeks-long struggle to send the animal to her Minnesota home.
Operation Baghdad Pups, which said the U.S. military prevented its first attempt to take Ratchet the dog on October 1, picked up the animal in Baghdad with military clearance and flew it to Kuwait on Sunday.
The dog is expected to be flown to Washington on Monday, and if a veterinarian determines it is healthy, sent to Sgt.