Taking Home Eli
Eli, a bomb-sniffing military working dog, was assigned to Marine Pfc. Colton Rusk who was killed Dec. 5 in Afghanistan by Taliban sniper fire. Eli loyally stayed by his handler's side, even biting at Marines trying to move their fallen comrade. Private Rusk’s family traveled to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 3, 2011, for a retirement and adoption ceremony. Department of Defense officials granted the Rusk family permission to adopt Eli following his “retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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