Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dog Won't Leave Fallen Navy SEAL's Side


Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson had a very close friend in his life – his dog, Hawkeye. Tumilson, a former San Diego resident, was killed August 6 in the Chinook helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of 29 other American servicemembers.

 


Tumilson’s funeral was on Friday in Rockford, Iowa at Rockford Senior High. Hawkeye was one of the 1,500 souls who attended. As you can see by the gut-wrenching photo, Hawkeye refused to leave his master’s side during the service.

Here’s a video of the service …

2 comments:

  1. So this poor guy was part of the team that took out Osama?

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  2. I don't believe that has been determined yet and I don't believe the government should be publishing special unit identities.

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