It had been four year since Marine Lance Corporal Jeff DeYoung saw the black Labrador who saved his life several times when he was deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010.
The brave pooch was trained to smell explosives and would notify the Marines when one was nearby by lying on the ground. She had also been there for Corporal DeYoung through many hardships, including the moments he mourned fallen soldiers.
Their bond is just incomparable.
“This dog saved my life,” Corporal DeYoung told Detroit's WXYZ. “I trust him more than I trust more human beings.”
When the two reunited at the Detroit Metro Airport, Cena the pooch immediately recognized Corporal DeYoung and started licking his face. It was as if no time had passed at all. The moment was a very heartwarming one, just like the other bomb-sniffing pooch who reunited with his handler in a similar fashion.
DeYoung found out Cena had retired from the Marine Corps because of a hip surgery. Now, the DeYoung family had big plans for the pooch. (Just wait till 1:30!)
“It’s all of my Christmases rolled into one. I just can’t replace the feeling,” DeYoung said of the reunion. “And the fact that he remembered me just made it so much better.”
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