They say that the strongest friendships are the ones that are forged in adversity.
Maybe that’s why wartime friendships seems to be the strongest of all. When you talk to a veteran about his “Army buddies,” he often remembers those friendships as some of the strongest and most trustworthy of his life, whether the “buddy” in question is a fellow human, or a K9 soldier like Matt’s best friend Mick.
Unfortunately, regardless of species, lots of these tight friendships get lost after the war. Best friends are stationed apart, or lose track of one another over the years, as we saw with Rick Mueller, the man who spent almost 40 years hunting down his friend from Vietnam.
For many of these soldiers, giving up on tracking down those cherished friendships simply isn’t an option, no matter how long it’s been.
That’s exactly how it was for Joe Falzone, a 69-year-old Marine Corps veteran who fought alongside a fellow marine, Joe Martinez, in the Vietnam War. The two friends were separated in 1966, and quickly lost touch.
Falzone spent years trying to track down his friend, reaching out to the VA repeatedly, and even hiring private investigators on two separate occasions. But in the end, it was Facebook that finally brought these two together. Watch the two friends reunite in the video below.
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