Therapy Dog Of Wounded Vet Murdered By Scum

bassrique · #1 04-09-2009, 10:34 AM

Here's the veteran:

The Sole Survivor
A Navy Seal, Injured and Alone, Was Saved By Afghans' Embrace and Comrades' Valor

Here's the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-.../dp/0316067598

And here's what happened to the his dog

:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365427.html

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Survivor of war loses dog to random violence
Beloved pet's killing reopens old wounds for former Navy SEAL
By DANE SCHILLER
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
April 8, 2009, 10:03PM

All it took was the gunshot fired outside his Walker County home to trigger training ingrained in former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor of a dramatic battle in Afghanistan in 2005.

He did a sweep through the house. Checked on his mother. And bolted out the door, where he found dead his beloved Labrador retriever, Dasy, a dog given to him to help him recover from his own wounds and the loss of his fellow Navy comrades.

“I could tell she tried to get away because there was a blood trail,” Luttrell recalled in a phone interview Wednesday. “When I saw she was dead, the only thing that popped into my head was, ‘I’ve got to take these guys out.’ ”

Shrouded in darkness, Luttrell, who’d just been released from the hospital after another round of surgery, crawled under a fence, skirted a ditch and sneaked up on four strangers in a sedan who apparently killed the dog on a whim. Luttrell said they were oblivious as he raised a 9 mm pistol from about 25 yards away and had one of them dead to rights.

But as the car pulled away, he didn’t fire.

Instead, he scrambled back to his pickup and launched what became a wild 40-mile chase that reached speeds of over 100 mph and crossed three counties.

“I did everything right; I didn’t do anything wrong,” he told the Houston Chronicle of the April 1 incident. “Make sure everyone knows they cold-bloodily murdered.”

Luttrell stayed on the line with a 911 emergency operator as he tried to catch the car, which was just a bit too fast for his four-door truck to overtake.

“I told them, ‘You need to get somebody out here because if I catch them I’m going to kill them,’ ” Luttrell recalled telling the operator.
Wounds still deep

The nighttime killing of a such a special dog played right into Luttrell’s deep wounds.

The 4-year-old yellow Lab was given to him upon his return from the war to help him heal. He named it Dasy as an acronym for his SEAL team members lost in a mighty fight in which they were isolated and far outnumbered by Taliban fighters.

He wrote a book, The Lone Survivor, about the experience.

Luttrell said he still wrestles with what he went through. He doesn’t sleep at night, usually keeping his guard up until sunrise, just in case.

“I don’t talk about it much. I just don’t sleep at night,” he said. “I am in and out of the house all night, going, moving around.”

Luttrell and the men he was chasing were finally stopped by Onalaska Police Department.

Luttrell said he confronted the men. “I was like, ‘Which one of you guys killed my dog?’ ” he said. “They started talking smack.”

The police sent Luttrell home, and the Texas Rangers have been working with the Walker County Sheriff’s Department.

So far, two men have been charged with felonies that could land them in state jail for at least six months.

Michael John Edmonds II, 21, and Alfonzo Hernandez, 24, both of New Waverly, are charged with cruelty to nonlivestock animals. The driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of not having a license.
Other dog killings linked

There are at least five area dog killings in recent months that could be linked to the case, said Texas Ranger Steven Jeter.

“It could have been worse for both parties involved,” he said. “I wouldn’t advocate to the general public to do what he has done — to follow them at that rate of speed.”

“Marcus is trained to do certain things; he fell back on his training,” Jeter said.

Luttrell said he’s left town for now and wants to stay as far away as he can. Talking from a place he described as “the middle of nowhere,” Luttrell said he knows the attack on Dasy pushed him to a place where he doesn’t want to be.

“I was trying to talk myself out of being who I am,” he said. “Talking to myself about not doing the one thing I am good at.”

Myspace of two of the four:

http://www.myspace.com/84175786

http://www.myspace.com/paolalizett

NJL · #2 04-09-2009, 10:38 AM

talk about real life chicken #### pussies

Mark Latimour · #3 04-09-2009, 10:39 AM

I've read that book, it's a good read, but whoever ghost wrote it for him didn't do Mr Luttrell any favours in terms of the way he is portrayed. Still, I'd recommend reading the book if you are into such things.

bassrique · #4 04-09-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

I've read that book, it's a good read, but whoever ghost wrote it for him didn't do Mr Luttrell any favours in terms of the way he is portrayed. Still, I'd recommend reading the book if you are into such things.

What do you mean? How do you think he was portrayed?

Webtroll · #5 04-09-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NJL

talk about real life chicken #### pussies

+1

Mark Latimour · #6 04-09-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bassrique

What do you mean? How do you think he was portrayed?

"Full of himself" (in an unecessary way) was my thought when reading the book (particuarly the first part of the book). I've read lots of similar books and this was the first one where I felt very little empathy for the author (however I understand its a ghost written book). However the story itself is worth it even if its not well written.

WalWarrior · #7 04-09-2009, 10:49 AM

When he had a bead on them, he should have fired. Rid society of the garbage that cost all law obiding taxpayers hard earned cheese to warehouse. You can only hope that these muthaF***ers get whats coming to them in jail. Hope they burn in hell.

bassrique · #8 04-09-2009, 10:56 AM

Many murderers of people start on animals first. How many famous serial killers began their careers torturing animals? I know there are several, but I can't think of any right now.

DudeistMonk · #9 04-09-2009, 11:01 AM

This sounds like the plot to a bad action movie.

Silvester Stalone in "The Canine Killers"

"They killed Daisy...I killed them"

bassrique · #10 04-09-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DudeistMonk

This sounds like the plot to a bad action movie.

Silvester Stalone in "The Canine Killers"

"They killed Daisy...I killed them"

I'd like such a thing to be based on a true story. I'm sorry, but 6 months to a year in jail won't cure those skells of their blood lust.

MJ5150 · #11 04-09-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bassrique

Many murderers of people start on animals first. How many famous serial killers began their careers torturing animals? I know there are several, but I can't think of any right now.

Let us know when you think of them. NOT!

-Mike

bassrique · #12 04-09-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MJ5150

Let us know when you think of them. NOT!

-Mike

I still can't, but take your pick of any of the infamous names, as the majority of them started on animals. The point is, these POS won't stop.

Deluge Of Sound · #13 04-09-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bassrique

I'd like such a thing to be based on a true story. I'm sorry, but 6 months to a year in jail won't cure those skells of their blood lust.

I bet you burned your copy of Old Yeller, too.

I'm a dog person, and this is horrific, but I don't think you quite understand how long a year in jail is.

And not to put too political a point on it, but this wouldn't have happened if they didn't give you a gun on your 16th birthday south of the Mason-Dixon.

lunarpollen · #14 04-09-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

And not to put too political a point on it, but this wouldn't have happened if they didn't give you a gun on your 16th birthday south of the Mason-Dixon.

1. That's a false stereotype.
2. Do you have a source for this even being the case in this instance?

DudeistMonk · #15 04-09-2009, 11:28 AM

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And not to put too political a point on it, but this wouldn't have happened if they didn't give you a gun on your 16th birthday south of the Mason-Dixon.

Disagree...

I'm a northerner and I caught a lot of flack for being in the gun club as a kid. Long story short I don't own any firearms ATM but I know how to use one properly and safely, and I respect their power....Guns aren't the problem it's lack of education and decency, and in impoverished areas lack of income/outs/choices that causes people to do stupid things with weapons.

Pistols and Assault weapons on the other hand...

Deluge Of Sound · #16 04-09-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lunarpollen

1. That's a false stereotype.
2. Do you have a source for this even being the case in this instance?

All stereotypes are false, and, to steal some words from William Faulkner, "facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other."

I'm just simply making the simple logical progression that, as the dog was shot, the shooter would have to have a gun. Had the shooter not been able to purchase the gun, which I assume was done legally because the article would've mentioned it if he/she hadn't, he/she wouldn't have been able to shoot the dog.

I've got nothing wrong with guns, in fact they're fun as hell, just pointing something out.

NJL · #17 04-09-2009, 11:34 AM

whether you can do it legally or not, you can purchase guns.

someone can shoot a dog whether they own a gun or not.

people who harm innocent animals are still major fat, flappy pussies.

**baba** · #18 04-09-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

And not to put too political a point on it, but this wouldn't have happened if they didn't give you a gun on your 16th birthday south of the Mason-Dixon.

Nice stereotyping. Way to go genius.

Deluge Of Sound · #19 04-09-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NJL

whether you can do it legally or not, you can purchase guns.

someone can shoot a dog whether they own a gun or not.

people who harm innocent animals are still major fat, flappy pussies.

+1.

Its probably better if we don't go down the road I started to take. My apologies to anyone who was incensed.

Armueller2001 · #20 04-09-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

I bet you burned your copy of Old Yeller, too.

I'm a dog person, and this is horrific, but I don't think you quite understand how long a year in jail is.

And not to put too political a point on it, but this wouldn't have happened if they didn't give you a gun on your 16th birthday south of the Mason-Dixon.

Yeah, they would have just shot the dog with a bow and arrow. Or hit it with a car. Or stabbed it with a knife or icepick. Or poisoned it. Or burned it. Or...