Monday, October 20, 2008

Iraqi puppy adopted by soldier arrives in US


Mike Bell a member of a private security firm leads the Iraqi dog called Ratchet, as they wait at the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, ready to be flown to America after Ratchet was adopted by an American soldier. An animal rescue group flew into Baghdad Sunday to pick up the Iraqi puppy Ratchet adopted by U.S. soldier Army Spc. Gwen Beberg of Minneapolis, in a case that has highlighted U.S. military rules barring troops on duty from caring for pets, but Beberg complained that she couldn't take the animal home, and now it seems that she will be reunited with Ratchet.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)