The Marines have the Ace of Spades!

KHAN NESHIN DISTRICT, Afghanistan – A team of two jumped out of the vehicle as it came to a stop at a chokepoint on the road. While Ace, an improvised explosive device detection dog, wandered around the vehicle, Cpl. Sean Grady, Ace’s handler and a pointman with Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, began…

Yankees honor Marine, hero dog

Through two tours of duty in Iraq Sgt. Rex was by Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey’s side. The pair worked more than 100 missions searching for roadside bombs, were injured in the line of duty and went through physical therapy together. When her military career ended, she felt the least she could do was adopt him.…