My thoughts on "Call Of Duty"

I read the article "Call Of Duty" by Michael Paterniti.  This narrative nonfiction article was about how a army soldier and his dog had a bond that was strong enough to bring them back together after a terrible incident.  Jose Armenia was an ordinary guy that had a thing for the army, so when he got to the age of 18 he enlisted him self in the marines. In my opinion I think it was smart of him to make this move because were he lived it was gangs and drive buys so he actually stood up for him self.  He was assigned a dog named Zenit, from that day on they were an elite team for the army.  Finding deadly bombs in the ground so the wouldn't go off was there daily job. When I found out that Jose and Zenit would walk on ground that is infested with land mines and then try to turn it off without setting it off.  This job in my opinion takes allot of guts because what if you mess up and it explodes? After a couple land mines the turned off there was one more but that one went of instantly putting Jose in a comma. He woke up and was severally injured,  they had to amputate both his legs.  He knew he couldn't do some things he wished to do in the future. But there was something missing, his best friend Zenit. I imagine the felling that Jose felt after losing both his legs, not being able to finish some of his dreams and most of all losing his best friend.  Jose filled paper work and letters and everything he could to adopt his buddy Zenit.  They finally said yes and jose drive 3 hours with his wife to pick Zenit up, he finally met his best friend once again. I thought that this article was heartwarming because I remember when I lost one of my toys when I was a little kid and it felt like the end of the world for me I imagine Jose's felling because his was a DOG his BEST FRIEND not a lousy toy.  I thought it was pretty sad how veterans don't get to take there dog with them after they get injured or retire because the dog is a partner not some lousy piece of machinery.  I think we should change that, in my opinion I would love to bring my partner with me home after I retire because we probably grow a strong bond and thats how Jose felt. I really liked this story and I hope to read another one like it soon.