Marine's dogs rescued by Wrigley Gum Heiress

Heiress to Wrigley Gum charters private jet for Camp Pendleton Marine's family and dogs he rescued
ABC News
Preston Phillips
Posted: 10/22/2013

CAMP PENDLETON - It was the flight of a lifetime for two dogs and a San Diego Marine who rescued them in Afghanistan.

Because they could not get a commercial airline to fly his dogs from San Diego to his family’s new home in North Carolina, an animal activist group stepped up to help.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Morales adopted the two Anatolian shepherds, named Dusty and Wyatt while deployed in Afghanistan.

The two are brothers from the same litter, strays that were looking at grim futures before he decided to take them in.

"They've experienced some pretty bad things," said Morales. "If you look at their ears, tails ... from what I understand, Afghans cut them off for fighting."

Morales and his family were recently transferred to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from Camp Pendleton.
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