Dead Marine's Family to Adopt K-9

Posted by Joy Butler Dec 13, 2007

Wednesday, the Marine Corps announced that the Lee family may adopt Lex. When their son, CPL Dustin Lee, was killed in Iraq on March 21, 2007 in a grenade blast, a wounded Lex had to be dragged away from the dead Marine. This strong bond with their son is the reason the Lee family, who handles search and rescue dogs for local emergency management, wanted to adopt the German Shepherd. After a nearly 9 month long ordeal of lobbying the military, launching an Internet petition, and enlisting the aid of a North Carolina congressman, the Lee's have been awarded their son's military dog. They will take him home December 21st. I signed that petition and I thank any of you who also signed it.. The Lee family deserves the dog who loved and protected their son. Dustin Lee deserves to be honored in this way. Lex deserves a happy retirement with the family of the man he loved and protected. The loss of their son will forever shadow their Christmases but perhaps the Lees can find comfort this season as Lex joins their family.