MWD Dexter gets saved by the American Legion


	MWD Dexter gets saved by the American Legion

jkrabbit

1-8-2009 4:47 PM

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jkrabbit says:

Another one of our war dogs saved! way to go American Legion Post 703.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/deb6d8bc-efa0-4a89-a19b-6df225390496/66EF7794-198E-4D82-9D74-E2ACCC08FF5B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/grayslake/news/1366652,gr-dexter-010809-s1.article" href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/grayslake/news/1366652,gr-dexter-010809-s1.article" style="font-size: 11px;">www.pioneerlocal.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/grayslake/news/1366652,gr-dexter-010809-s1.article"><H1 class="story_headline">
    A hero's welcome for Dexter
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          Naval petty officer first class Kathleen Ellison walks with Dexter into the ceremony inducting him into American Legion Post 703 Fox Lake.
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          A hero's welcome First class naval officer Kathleen Ellison hands Dexter his welcome home bone during a ceremony inducting him into the American Legion.
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