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Sgt Yeager (RET) Top Dog, Enjoying the Good Life

Oct. 3, 2019 | By Katie Lange |

A Marine sits on a wooden bench in gravel, petting a black Labrador retriever whose chin is in the Marine’s lap.

Sgt. Yeager is living his best life – hanging with his family, playing with his human siblings and giving love in return for some snuggles, just like any K-9 combat veteran deserves.

A black dog licks the face of a smiling woman as she squats down to hug the dog. In the background is the U.S. Capitol building.

Sgt. Yeager, a retired Marine Corps explosives detection dog, licks the face of adoptive mom Caroline Zuendel outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

“He’s a lover,” said Caroline Zuendel, the 13-year-old Labrador retriever’s adoptive mom. “He’s been a source of joy in our lives.”

But the earlier days of Sgt. Yeager’s life weren’t nearly that simple. He’s seen things that most people might never get over.

“We didn’t know his story until we got him,” Zuendel said.

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