Iraq Veteran Needs Help to Bury Service Dog With Honors

UPDATE
No charges will be filed in fatal shooting of service dog

Retired military K9 shot, killed in Powell
Retired military dog serving as service animal shot, killed in Powell incident
KOTA News
Oct 15, 2015

Photos show Matthew Bessler and the Belgian Malinois named Mike serving in Iraq.

(photos courtesy Matthew Bessler)

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — An Army veteran is asking for a burial with military honors for his service dog that was shot and killed outside Powell.

The Powell Tribune reports that Matthew Bessler's 10-year-old Belgian Malinois named Mike was shot and killed Saturday by a bicyclist who says the dog attacked him.

Mike served with Bessler in Iraq in the U.S. Army, with Nike acting as a combat dog and in bomb detection. When the pair returned from their deployment, Bessler adopted Mike. The dog helped Bessler transition from combat to normal life as he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder.
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