This Mutual Redemption Sparks A Road Trip Of Healing! Can They Survive?!

A wounded soldier and a military dog embark on a healing road trip, facing challenges and mutual redemption along the way.

Key Takeaways

Military personnel with injuries face significant challenges returning to active duty.
Strong bonds between soldiers and service animals provide emotional support and healing.
Veterans often confront bureaucratic obstacles alongside personal trauma.
Mutual redemption can be found through shared journeys and acts of loyalty.
Support from comrades and leadership is crucial for veteran recovery and reintegration.

What the video covers

Staff Sergeant Briggs struggles with deployment due to a history of brain injuries and seeks clearance to return to duty.
Briggs navigates military bureaucracy and personal challenges while trying to secure a diplomatic security position.
The story highlights the bond between Briggs and a military dog, Riley's hero dog, who is to be transported for a funeral.
The narrative explores themes of loyalty, trauma, and the difficulties veterans face reintegrating into military life.
Briggs is tasked with driving the dog 1500 miles to Arizona for a family funeral, symbolizing a journey of healing.
Interactions reveal the camaraderie and struggles within the military community, including dealing with injuries and mental health.
The video includes emotional moments, such as honoring fallen comrades and confronting personal regrets.
The road trip serves as a metaphor for mutual redemption and recovery for both Briggs and the dog.
The story underscores the importance of support systems and understanding for veterans and their service animals.
The video blends dramatic storytelling with military culture, emphasizing resilience and brotherhood.

Chapters

Why can't Staff Sergeant Briggs deploy immediately?

Briggs has a history of brain injuries, and military regulations require certification from his commanding officer before he can be cleared for deployment.

What is the significance of the military dog in the video?

The dog belonged to a fallen soldier, Riley, and transporting the dog to the funeral symbolizes honoring Riley's legacy and provides emotional healing for Briggs.

What themes are explored in this video?

The video explores themes of military brotherhood, trauma recovery, bureaucratic challenges, loyalty, and mutual redemption through a shared road trip.

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Speaker A

[music] One, two, one, two, three. The day I walked down the street, I used to wonder. Yeah. [singing] Shook my hand and made [music] myself a bed. There were all these things that I don't think I remember. Hey, [music] how lucky can one man get?

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[music] I br my my shoes and I hum from the rearview mirror [music] br the admiration in a blind spot of regret. There were all these things there don't think I remember. [singing] How lucky again one man get.

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Today I walked down a [music] street. I used to wonder. Yeah. Shook my hand and made [music and singing] myself a bed. There were all these things that I don't think I remember. [music] [singing] How lucky can one man get? How lucky can one man get?

Speaker A

How lucky can one man get? [snorts] You want cheese? Sure. Lettuce, tomato. Uh, let me get some lettuce, tomato, and let me get some of those peppers.

Speaker A

Yo, are you high? I said peppers, not cucumbers. Sorry, sir. Not bad. Mayo, mustard. Mayo and uh give me some of that salt and pepper, buddy.

Speaker A

Black Canopy Global Security. Hi, Dor. This is Jackson Briggs. I was just checking on my status for the Pakistan rotation.

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Just trying to sort my travel. Mr. Brig, do you know the agency can't send a soldier with history of brain injuries to a war zone? No, no. I just got you guys a full clean medical. Yes, but we need your commanding officer to certify that, Mr. Yeah, and I've told the recruiter like

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12 times. You know these guys, they're impossible to reach on deployment, but it's coming. So, let's just get the onboarding process going and I don't know, get my travel sorted. Mr.

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Look, I got agencies beating down my door. So that So look, I I can't wait till next year's rotation. Okay. And we can't staff you without that recommendation. Okay. Uh when do I need to have it by? The rotation closes next Wednesday. All right. You'll hear from me.

Speaker A

[snorts] Hello. Hey, Captain. No, no, it's a good time. Yeah, no. I was calling about that diplomatic security application. I was hoping you'd help me.

Speaker A

No, no, I didn't hear. When? Tomorrow night. All right. Yeah, I'll be there. Sergeant Rodriguez was a legend. Never quit.

Speaker A

He burned bright and then he burned in. Airborne ranger in the sky. You can tell an airborne ranger by his boots. By his boots. Glorious. Victorious. Why take a beer for the four of us?

Speaker A

Just need him to call me. Just be like, he's good. That's it. I'm trying to get some money. I'm trying to get some money. That's it. 200k a year. That's all I want to do. Is it a good idea? Just

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like make the call for me. Yeah. I wish I had that power, but your boy still in E6, [laughter] so that's not happening. I love it. You shut your mouth. You shut your mouth when you're talking.

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brother. [screaming] Get up, Kieran. Come on. Oh, no. You're pissing me off. Let's go. Come on. Come on. Hey. Hey. Hey. Figure it out. Figure it out. Okay, Briggs. Get on with it. What? Hey, you know

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what? Hey, you're the one screening my calls and ghosting my text, sir. Like, what's a girl supposed to think? He's supposed to get the hint. Hi, it's Captain Jones calling on behalf of Staff Sergeant Briggs. He's a total badass. He's squared away. Good to go. You made that call for 50 other

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soldiers. Yeah. Who haven't been flagged for TBI? Take it up with the doctors. Not me. Look,

Speaker A

Barry's got half a hand. You got a like a chunk of shrapnel stuck in your tram stamp. Karen can barely remember his name. Shut your mouth. There's a hundred concussions walking around this entire parking lot and it's not stopping y'all. In hours aren't on paper. Maybe check your email. I got a

Speaker A

full clean medical. Yeah. How would you pay for that? That's not the point, sir. Name it. What do you want? Tell me what you want. I'm sorry. Get them safe. You just going to get it? Okay. You

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want me to get the All right. I'm getting the knee pads. I'm getting the knee pads, sir. Come on.

Speaker A

You really just going to pull out right now? Might as well just get the strap out of the center console and put me down. If I can't get back in the game, just go ahead and end it for me. Just

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put me out of my misery. It's fine. Get home safe. That's an order. Sir, where you going? Sir. Sir.

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Staff Sergeant Briggs is a total badass, huh? Oh, hey, Captain. Figured I'd find you still here. Get yourself together. Come meet me in battalion in 30. Does that mean you're going to make the call? Hey, captain. All the guys talk [ __ ] about you,

Speaker A

but I always knew you had a heart of gold, and I was like, "Not my captain." No.

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Sometimes you need a f, [singing and music] keep you on your toes. You know the ones that want to keep you where you've [music and singing] been before. But I can't go. No, I can't go.

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It's expired, sir. Oh, come on, man. You know how many times I've been in and out of this gate with that? Excuse me. Okay, think about it. What's the odds on ISIS? Step out of the vehicle, sir.

Speaker A

You want me to step out of the vehicle? I'll help with He's with Ranger Battalion. Ranger Battalion.

Speaker A

You're required to dispose of this. What' you say? I'm sorry. What? Thank you for your service. Energetically, while I meet the enemies of my country, energetically, while I meet the enemies of my country, I shall defeat them on the field of battle. I shall defeat them on the

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field of battle. We're all better trade. We're all better train. And we'll fight with all my might. And we'll fight with all my might. Trader is not a ranger word. Is not a ranger word. I'll never leave a f. Y'all gave away my parking spot. I have to walk all the way from the defense. Keep pushing. So, where y'all headed? We're wheels down in Syria in 24 hours. C7's loading up as we speak. Look, sir, I really appreciate this and I ain't going to let you down. I've been working for the last 3 years to get me straight for this job. That's what I like to hear. Canelo,

Speaker A

what did I say about using your mom's weights? Like I'm trying to look good for your mom. Well, I'm just trying to say just I don't know, more quads. Going to give you a baby brother. So, what do you got to do? Interview me or something to make sure I got a brain cell left or Yeah,

Speaker A

something like that. Look, you say jump, I say how high. Wait, in your office this way? Sure is.

Speaker A

Rally stuff just about ready. Ken, just about, sir. You good, man? Yeah, man. It is what it is.

Speaker A

Yeah, Riley was about as solid as they come. Tell that to the tree you hit doing 120. All right, Kieran in. Let's go. Come on. What's going to happen to his dog? Thought you'd never ask. Family funeral Sunday outside of Ngalas. She's a guest of honor. Oh, that's that's a

Speaker A

genius idea. I hope she doesn't eat everybody first. Well, that part will be up to you.

Speaker A

Wait, wait. What? Shut it. We sent Riley's body off late last night. Then his mother called this morning. She wants his hero dog at the funeral. Sir, are you asking me to fly a damn dog to Arizona? No, I'm asking you to drive a Ranger to Arizona. She refuses to fly. Why ain't she deploying? Won't work with anyone. One minute she's good, the next minute she's sent in three guys to the ER. Rowley kept trying after you guys got blown up, but she's done. What? All the way. Maybe Riley should have thought of that before he broke the speed of sound into a tree. Yeah, well, rangers find a way to do.

Speaker A

Hold on. Let me get this straight. So, I agreed to do this and you're going to call Black Canopy and get my packet pushed. You do this and then I make the call. No screw-ups. Nothing gets back to me. After the service, you drop off on base down at Whitands. They'll handle the rest. White sand. So, they're just going to put her down anyway. There's not a handler of PD crazy enough to adopt her up. Doesn't make us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Just is what it is. How about I disappear her ass. You make the call and we both go on with our lives. How about that? You stick your neck out for battalion. I'll stick mine out for you. Take it or leave. Sir, ready to pick up your furry flashbang?

Speaker A

That's

Speaker A

After the service, you drop off on base down at Whitands. They'll handle the rest. White sand. So, they're just going to put her down anyway. There's not a handler of PD crazy enough to adopt her up.

Speaker A

Doesn't make us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Just is what it is. How about I disappear her ass. You make the call and we both go on with our lives. How about that? You stick your neck out for

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battalion. I'll stick mine out for you. Take it or leave. Sir, ready to pick up your furry flashbang?

Speaker A

That's what I'm told, man. Here's the deal, Chris. This isn't the same dog you serve with. She's got every combat trigger in the book. So, you keep her secured and you don't take her out in public.

Speaker A

We clear. All right. If anyone asks, say she's on her way to rehabilitation. Hey, do you want me to leave you up for you? Let's just get this over with. All right.

Speaker A

What's up, dog? You remember me? It's your favorite chew toy from 2015. No. Me and you going to go on a little road trip. 1 1500 miles just to act like your daddy's looking down on us from above. All right. I'm going to lease you up. All right. Be cool. Easy. Easy.

Speaker A

You really did give up, huh? What are y'all so scared of? She's melled out big time.

Speaker A

Stop. Hey man, I forgot to tell you not to touch her on the ears. Man, I left that part out. Hey, we weaned her off the Prozac, so she might get moody from time to time. Her muzzle can only stay

Speaker A

on for about 2 hours at a time or she'll overheat. Sure, you put water in her food. And as you know, don't touch her ears. Other than that, here's your Bible. Have a good trip. See you right.

Speaker A

Thanks, sir. All the belongings in Sergeant Rodriguez's backpack go to his family. They want his uniform at the funeral. Yeah, I love Me book that stays with Lulu. You have any trouble? All infill's in there.

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We won't be out there long enough. Hey, we just lead the way, sir. All the way.

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All right, Louis. Got a girl. Wow. Can't try [music] much harder. Get back to water. Get back. Get back. Get back.

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Keep trying [music and singing] to get back. This is Doroth. Hey Dor, this is Jackson Briggs again. I was just calling to let you guys know that I only fly business class to countries with names that end in stance. Sir, we're still missing your recommendation. Uh,

Speaker A

look, that's actually what I was calling about. So, first thing Monday morning, uh, you'll be getting a call from Captain Luke Jones from Second Range Battalion. If we hear from your captain before Wednesday, I'll let the RSO know to expect you on rotation. Yes,

Speaker A

ma'am. I I'm very, very happy to be working. [laughter] Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. Okay. What? What is your deal, man? Come on. You're slobbering all over my seats.

Speaker A

Maybe just take crazy down. Just like one notch. Just one notch. That's it. Maybe we could get along. And if we get along, maybe we could even have some fun and send Riley off. Right. Doesn't that sound nice, dog? I'm all you got. I'm it. It's just me.

Speaker A

Believe it or not, I don't want to keep you all muzzled up 24/7. I really don't. And to be honest, I don't want to drive straight to some dry ass desert town and just sit in a motel and stare at a [music] wall for 5 days waiting for his funeral. Do you?

Speaker A

Come on, [laughter] man. Okay. Okay. Fine. Fine. Fine. Fine. All right. So, I got to take your muzzle off, but if you bite me, I'm going to leave it on all the way to Arizona. It's a beach shell. All right, that's great. Just remember all those times we had fun kicking indoors,

Speaker A

getting our murder on. Relax. You're not the bad guy. Easy. Do not bite me in the face. All right, I'm going to reach up. I'm not going to touch your ears or near your ears. I'm not touching it. I'm not touching it. All right. All right. We're good. We're good. Okay. Look

Speaker A

at that. We did it. We did it. We did it. All right. Hey, no. No. Stop. Stop it. Hey, hey, chill out. Fine. Fine. Stay in there, then. Stay in there. Have fun. Bye, Crazy Town.

Speaker A

Huh? Hey, you ready to go to the [ __ ] Hey, no, no, no, no, no. I'm going to kill you. Oh my No. Oh my god. You just stay right there. You know, I was going to let you have a little bit of fun on this

Speaker A

trip. I was going to let you run and frolic, you know, sniff some buttholes and all that, but no. Turns out they're right. You're just a demon. You're just a demon. All right, last chance to apologize. No. All right, fine. Night night, [ __ ]

Speaker A

We my [music] I in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. Oh, what's happening? You're getting a little sleepy back there. Someone get a little tight tonight. Oh, allergy season is brutal this year. Man, you used to be a legend. Not no more,

Speaker A

huh? You just falling asleep on me. Wait, what' you say? Oh, daddy. Daddy should go out and get some beers. You're right. Let you get a little shutye. Okay, I'll do that. That's really nice of you. You're right, too. I haven't been laid in a while. Maybe not as long as you, but that's

Speaker A

not the point. Still sad. And we'll keep that a secret. All right, Portlandia, let's turn up.

Speaker A

Hey, sorry, man. No GMOs here. Only uh biodnamic micro group. Cool. I don't want that. [music] What's this? What do you man, what you have? Makers. Can we get two more of those, please? You want me to tease it or I'll tease it? Just Just makers in class. That'd be great. Look,

Speaker A

all I'm saying is every single one of these kids got out of the compound. All right. We're not heroes. We just do our jobs. I mean, you don't have to wait in this time, you know? You just pop on that beer headset and boom. You're the illst bar on earth. Have you

Speaker A

hanging with guys like How do you get the actual beers? Virtual beers, bro. That's the beauty of it. You must be just the biggest Billy Ray Cyrus fan of all time. Well, I am actually a huge country fan. It's just a little hard for me to get behind the toxic masculinity, you know? Yeah,

Speaker A

that's exactly what I was thinking. So, at what point did you realize that you were just a pawn for big oil? just body values carrying out an ecological genocide for the corporate elite.

Speaker A

All these big oil fat cats, they think that they own this place. They think they own Mother Earth, but no one owns Mother Earth. And I'm going to fight against them every day for the rest of my life because it's just not cuz I don't want to see those ducks in the goo. Look,

Speaker A

and if you invite 50 Instagram friends, you get half off. What is it? Free drink. Oh, me. Cool.

Speaker A

No version of you ever paying. Please no. No, we're good. I promise. Her money is no good. Here, I got it. Well, tonight I said to myself, you're going to love this. I said, you will need a construction worker or soldier or I don't know, any man without a white savior complex. Good

Speaker A

luck. What? I hope that you get the help that you need. Let's drink. No, no. Look, look, look. Hey, I've been I've been shot by the Taliban. Make that clear. We got to get out of here cuz you are about

Speaker A

the only woman in this entire city that I would actually like to have a conversation with. Here, this is a a peace offering. Be chill and I'll be chill with you. Here.

Speaker A

Look, I didn't want to drug you. You didn't have to eat my seats. That's all I'm saying.

Speaker A

We can be friends, but this is going to be an eye for an eye. Are we going to be cool, or do we need to have another meeting of the mind? Fine. You don't want to trust me? Fine.

Speaker A

I don't even care. I definitely don't trust you. Whatever. Is that a Belgian Mal? Uh, yeah. Yeah, it is. She's beautiful. Hi, sweet girl. Rescue. Uh, sort of. Does she like other dogs? Oh, yeah. No. Um, no. No. Actually, she's um she's a little sad right now. She's she's

Speaker A

um grieving. She lost her her best friend. Oh, no. Oh, sweetheart. I don't know. Who are the Who are these little cuties? Oh, this is Lucy. This is Maggie. Oh, they're so cute. They're great. Ah, I love Shih Tzus. [laughter] Thank you. Cheers. I was about to give up on Lucy before I met

Speaker A

y'all. Well, Portland's not for everybody. Don't know. It's grown on me. It's not every day you meet two plant musician ladies. [laughter] We're actually tantricas. Um Okay. Yeah, we we DJ ecstatic dance circles sometimes. So that's sick. Is that like just like yoga?

Speaker A

I'm I've done yoga, but I'm horrible at it. We help heal people by moving blocked energy so they [music] can experience the full potential of sexual pleasure.

Speaker A

Oh, so you just move the energy for Hell yeah. I I mean I got I got cash in the truck, I think. Oh, no. [laughter] No, the the attraction is completely genuine. Ah, as long as it's in the flow for you. No,

Speaker A

I'm good. Kidding. I'm so in [laughter] I'm so I'm so in the flow. Great. I love some shakra stuff. You smoke that or no?

Speaker A

This is This is rad. Does your baby want to come in? Nope. She's [snorts] good. She's just happy.

Speaker A

She's a h that's a happy bark. She just let me know. How are our hearts in this moment?

Speaker A

My heart is um just full and it's like I got a new job. Yeah. Uh things are really looking up. I just feel solid. I feel solid over here. I'm ready to go. Um I'm not quite there yet. Okay. Okay. Well, maybe Yabian would help

Speaker A

move some problems. This is what my heart needed. Yeah, let's go. So good, right?

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[singing] All right. May I have permission to remove [music] the shirt? Hell, I'll remove it for you.

Speaker A

Hey, hey, hey. What's going on? Poor baby. Oh my Buddha. Oh, no. No. That's like some old army [music] [ __ ] Don't worry about that. You got any scars? I don't know what that one is. The the big one's an AK round. Your body is in

Speaker A

so much pain. I'm so sorry. We had no idea. No. Look, it's fine. It's fine. Do I have permission to remove your shirt? Do I want to take care of this? Is why we were drawn together. [ __ ]

Speaker A

Place my hand. Mhm. Wherever your pain guides it. Yeah, I can do that. I like this plan. Why don't we start here? Let's get you out of here.

Speaker A

I'm sorry. [clears throat] Um, okay. I'm sorry. I uh I I can't hold the space. I'm I'll go check on her. How about that? I'll go check on her. You stay right there. You just keep the energy.

Speaker A

Hey. Hey. What are you doing? Freeing that abused animal. You throw that rock and we're about to see who's abused. Of course you threaten violence, you redneck. You're the one with the rock, man. Just put it down and walk away. I'm I promise. Animals are people, too. Let her out now or I will. Okay.

Speaker A

What's going on? Oh, no. It's no big deal. He's nice man came over to make sure the No. Get back here. [screaming] No. No. Get off me. No. Release. Come on. All right. Come on. Let go. Stop.

Speaker A

So much right now. You ruined an epic place. Hey, [ __ ] Where you guys going?

Speaker A

What about about my pain? Get in the car. [snorts] destroy my Whatever happened to you, dog? Huh? [music] Remember when Moretti died? Riley made us watch like 15 hours of Grey's Anatomy. Everybody was sitting around and then you just came around

Speaker A

with your fat head nuzzling everybody being all cute making everybody laugh. Whatever happened to that dog? Huh? Army has no place for liabilities and that's all you are now.

Speaker A

See though, that that's the difference between you and I. You know that those brain doctors said I'd be on disability for the rest of my life. Not your dad, though. Your dad they just sent back with no questions asked. They said I'd never se straight. I'd have headaches and if I got

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stressed out that I'd have seizures and die or some [ __ ] like that. But you don't see some little seizure stopping me, do you? You on the other hand, look, if you don't want it, ain't no care for that [ __ ] Nope. people like me and you, you better off just being all in or

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all out. I just wouldn't want some [ __ ] ass injection like you're going to have. I mean, it's not like you got a choice in the matter, but it's just not a warrior's death. I probably steal a prop plane and fly that [ __ ] right into the sun till the engines froze out. Then

Speaker A

I'd swan dive right out the cockpit and laugh my ass all the way to Bhal. Hey, come on, man. Stop the whining. Sound like a whiny ass kiwa. Oh [ __ ] Okay. Hey, hey, hey, hey. No, no, no.

Speaker A

Hey, hey, no, no, [screaming] hey. No, no, no, no. Come here. Hey, no. No. Come here. No.

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Come here. Hey, dog. [screaming] Come. Hey dog. Hey come. dog. We're not supposed to be in here. Let's go.

Speaker A

Hello. Hello. Come dog. Come on. Hey dog. Hey, dog. Hello. Hello. Hey, big fella.

Speaker A

Hey, what'd you hit me with, man? Horse train. This is pretty good. Time for you to start squealing. Hey, have you seen a dog? It's brown. She's like running around. I don't know. Crazy eyes. Huh? Start with who you work for. Look,

Speaker A

I'm obviously not who you think I am. I know who the hell you are.

Speaker A

Think you're the first commander they sent up here. Take my strains. Look, old man, unless you're willing to walk this to the end of the road, I highly suggest you cut me loose and let me go find my damn dog. You got 5 minutes to clear your head. Enjoy her ass.

Speaker A

Hell yeah. You think you're talking See that? Forehead look sharp. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here.

Speaker A

Gus, is he awake yet? Wide awake. He's zip tied in the damn bar. Oh my god. What the hell did you do to him? Some [ __ ] I told him I killed his dog. Gus, what do you know about interrogation?

Speaker A

You're a conscientious objector. I have no damn appreciation. What are you? I told you not to hit those edibles so hard. Cartel, you paranoid maniac. Tell him you're a scared old fool who needs heavy therapy. Just tell him you're sorry. I shot him with a tranquilizer. I pushed him in.

Speaker A

Now you're making me upset this little nugget. Perfect noodle. Listen, let's get the hell out of here. Cuz I want to look at your little paw. He's so good. So good. So good. What a little Oh, Jesus. I shut up. Sit down.

Speaker A

How'd you make her get out of your hand? I didn't make her do anything. I just talked to her. By the way, you can do anything you like with my idiot husband. Gus, apologize. Sorry. Sorry, dude. My bad. My My bad.

Speaker A

See, she's just a noodle. She just is so good. I'm just going to touch a little little paw. Is she going to be okay? Well, I'm worried she may have broken her foot, but I'm going to try my

Speaker A

best. You need to give um what is her name? Lulu. Lulu and I some space. So, um here. Come on, Gus.

Speaker A

Make yourself useful and get this man some clean clothes because he's really smelling strongly of Boris and his friends. So here, take some homemade edibles. Go make friends. Okay, guys.

Speaker A

Come on. Stop it. Get outside. You can't tell me that you did this damn shoe string. You just got to compromise the plastic. That's it. Listen, I'm a lot better permaculture than them tying dudes have. I need to know, man. How close was I to die? Yeah, it's pretty pretty close actually. I

Speaker A

almost put an axe in the back of your head. Yeah, this this this is Well done. Yeah, right. I'm just glad you love that dog so much. I don't love that dog. It's not even my dog. Come on. Get on your

Speaker A

bike. Get on your bike. You can do it. Come on. Whose damn dog is it? [screaming] [laughter] Look, you see this? You see this? This is how they teach it to track the enemy. I can smell their clothes

Speaker A

from like a mile off. Is this two dead dudes? Yeah, those are that's two Taliban dope farmers right there. Oh, don't look all shocked, man. It's war. It's not all unicorns and rainbow vaginas out there. All right. Yeah. But so why do they call it I love me book? I don't know. Uh but in the army,

Speaker A

they just they make us all keep one. They make us put every single last stupid detail in It's Lulu's greatest hits. This is like like her music like music she Oh, no, no, no. It's It's the It's the other greatest hits, you know, like it's her body cam footage. Oh, Jesus. Yeah,

Speaker A

I'll pass. Somebody get this right, man. So, like the dog did all this, man. I mean, they're just going to put it down. Look, don't get all misty eyed on me, big man. Like it's it's not like that.

Speaker A

That dog did exactly what she was born to do and that was to live a legendary life and she did it.

Speaker A

Dear Lulu, I can hardly imagine life before I knew you. Did you come into this world a beast of fury or were you just he wrote it's like top right there. There's a couple of them like poems or love letters or something. Rodriguez could barely spell. I don't I

Speaker A

He definitely can't rhyme. I I know what this is. This is So, when you have a brain injury, you basically get sent to these brain doctors and then they they study you and they make you draw and write and do all this art therapy [ __ ] Nobody really takes it serious. [ __ ] Whoa. Dog,

Speaker A

you're okay. Hey, look at her. She's running around. Yeah, there there was just a little uh piece of barbed wire just lodged way up in her paw. I sterilized it and stopped the bleeding.

Speaker A

Never seen a dog so strong. Thank you. Thank you so much. Also, she did offer me a transmission if if you feel called. Transmission? Yeah, she bats about 350 on those. I mean, but you know, if it was, you know, baseball, it'd be Hall of Fame numbers. Wow. You two are

Speaker A

definitely karmically connected. She must have incarnated to find you. I'm seeing pyramids. Ancient Egypt. Now a young girl. She's playing. Oh, she's so happy. Does Lulu work with kids? Uh, wow. Yep. She loves kids. She loves them. Oh, licks their faces right off. Unbelievable. I

Speaker A

think it might be your daughter. Does she have a boy's name? A boy's name? Uh, Sam. Oh. Um, what about my daughter? Well, Lulu, she's bringing her into my awareness. How old is she? Uh, three.

Speaker A

Let's Let's just keep it about the dog. Okay. I'm I I'm feeling [music] cold. Hard. Yes. She's yearning for soft. Yes. A bed. A luxury mattress. She says she's never slept in a nice bed before.

Speaker A

She asked if it's okay. She's asking me. Okay. Yeah, sure. Now I'm getting hot tongue taste. Yes.

Speaker A

Indian food. She wants Are you kidding me? Gus, try three. Gus, why are you I've seen Jesus fire.

Speaker A

I'm so happy we didn't have to kill those nice people. But I'm just saying if we did, you were definitely digging the bigger hole cuz Gus was massive. And by the way, the next time you smell weed, don't run away. Just let me know and we can go get it together. Hey, hey, hey. No, no.

Speaker A

Hey, but I swear that God no. This is my unicorn. [singing] Bold and no fun show everyone got meet and [music] greet along the way.

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Don't waste your mind on nursery rhymes, fairy tales, blood and wine. Turtles all the way down.

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[music and singing] live here. What you whining for? You're the whole reason we're up here.

Speaker A

Get comfy. That's where you're sleeping tonight. You missing your cage? Look, it's Alcatraz. It's right there. Just take a little tour.

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you know, possibly just leave you there. You only got about three more days left on this green earth, so you better speak now or forever hold your peace. Hey, look, there ain't no shame in wanting a big comfy mattress. Okay, look, I get it. I get it. I've had three back operations,

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so I get it. Comfort is king. But the facts are this. They ain't letting two rock eaters like me and you in some bougie ass hotel. And I ain't about that holiday in life. But I got an idea.

Speaker A

If you want that bed, we got to go big or we got to go home. Are you with me? Hey, are you in or are you out? I'm going to take that as a yes.

Speaker A

My baby's from San Francisco. He paints that bridge across the bay. Welcome to the Grand Hi. Welcome to the Grand Regal, sir. Oh, hi, son. Are you checking in? Yes, please. I was I was hoping uh that you might have a a room for me and my little girl here. Oh, well, let me check on

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them. Is that a Purple Heart? Was she wounded? Uh, yes, she she was. Oh, thank you for your service.

Speaker A

What did I say right when we walked in here? I said that never in history has a blind veteran and his hero dog walked into a hotel and not gotten a free room. And why did I say that? Why did I say that happens every time? Oh, you're right. Freedom. That is why that

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happens. [laughter] Who's a genius? What's What's your What's your deal? Why are you Are you hot?

Speaker A

Do you want water? Huh? Let's get this vest off you. Come on. Get up. Get up. Come on. Oh, man.

Speaker A

You stink. Okay, dog. Here. Come on. Let's get in. Water's fine. Come here. Come on. Let's go.

Speaker A

Let's go. Come here. Come. Come. Come here. Get in the tub. Come on. Come on. Okay.

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You good little nugget. You're such a good little nugget. Come on, little nugget. Come on, little Get in the nugget bath. Good girl. Come on. Come on. You're okay. I'll dip you like a nugget. I don't want to kill you. Yeah. Good girl. Good girl. Good girl. Come on. Come on. Come on.

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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on. Come here. No. No. No. Come here. Come here. Come here.

Speaker A

Come here. It's all nice and warm. It's all nice and warm. Yes. Yes. It is. We went through four bath bombs. Bath salts. Should I call down to the spa and get us a spa appointment massage? Yeah.

Speaker A

You're definitely not the girl I thought I'd be in the in the tub with, but hey, you know, I'll take what I can get at this point, I guess. All right, last bit. All right, we got one second. One one minute. Hold on. I'm coming.

Speaker A

Yes. One. Um, one second. Yes. Coming. Good evening, sir. Here with room service. Good evening. Oh, good evening. May I come in, please? Yes, please. All right, I can take the floor for you. So, we have one ribeye, medium rare, and one Indian samosas.

Speaker A

Anything else? No. Everything looks [ __ ] All right. Thank you very much. Have a good evening.

Speaker A

[laughter] Hey, dog. You should see this guy's face. Hey, no. Get off. Get off of there. Don't do it. Stop. No.

Speaker A

No. You. Okay. You know what? I didn't even care anyways. That was your bed cuz I'm going out.

Speaker A

Do I look like 200k a year or what? Look at you. Sitting on the couch looking all cute.

Speaker A

Why didn't you tell me? All I had to do is just turn on the TV and put your greatest hits on of you mauling people to get you to relax. You narcissist. What happened?

Speaker A

No going to Indian food. Told you you can't trust psychics. But don't you worry. I got exactly what you want. Dry-aged, marbled on the bone. Beautifulness. Ready? Take it. Savor it. Come on. You don't have to be scared. Just take it out of my head. Whatever.

Speaker A

Do not do anything stupid. What? Hell no. Oh, you think you're coming with me? Do you think I forgot about Portland? No. I'll never forget about Portland. Ever. Go lay back down. You asked for the bed. I got you the bed. Go lay down.

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Hey. No. No. Hey, dog. No. You're a first class [ __ ] You know that Smell money. Congratulations.

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Thank you. Thanks. To Mr. and Mrs. Oh, I'm I'm so sorry. I'm Are you okay? Yes, Mr. Briggs. Of course. Oh, wait. I know that voice. Wait, who's that? Oh, uh, we met at the front desk. Oh, the Yes. Yes. Ken,

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the front desk. Angel, I'm looking for a place to eat tonight. Oh, good recommendation. Yes, there's a fantastic oyster bar down at the Embaradero. I love oysters. They really, you know, heighten the senses. What time did you get off? Uh, I'm off at 7. 7 no dog. Come here.

Speaker A

Dog. No. Dog. No. Watch out. Watch out. Sorry. Dog. Dog. Dog. Dog. Sorry. Dog. No. No. No. Move.

Speaker A

Oh my god. Take your time. Take it. Are you okay? Somebody get a doctor. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.

Speaker A

No. All right. Take it easy. Take it easy. Take it. Okay. Here we go. Here we go.

Speaker A

Oh my god. I can I can see I can see, guys. I can see.

Speaker A

Hey. Hey. Hey. So, you were impersonating a blind man as part of a seeing eye dog training exercise.

Speaker A

Yep. That's right. when suddenly uh unbeknownst to you um your dog broke free from your grasp, sprinted the entire length of the lobby and muzzle struck the victim. Correct. And you've never seen this dog exhibit any type of aggressive behavior before this? Never. Never. She usually she loves

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people. It's out of her character. I I really don't understand. I'm honestly I'm in shock.

Speaker A

Uhhuh. Is there anything else you want to add? How's the guy? Is he all right? He seems okay. Oh, we're going to be contacting Dr. Alfare Reed in the morning. If he wants to press charges, we'll take it from there. Until then, you just sit tight. Cool. And the dogs. Do dogs. Okay. You're

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going to have to check with animal control on that. Okay. So, when do I get her back? So, when I post bail or whatever? Post bail? Buddy, it is Friday night. The judge is not back until Monday.

Speaker A

And I'm required to keep all suspects in possible hate crimes in my custody. Hate crimes? Now, don't start with me. Take it to city hall. think about a hate crime. Wait, wait, wait. Hold on a second.

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Okay. All right. Let me let me let me level with you, man. Okay. I I was an army ranger. That dog's handler was my buddy and he passed. I got to take her down to his funeral in Arizona on Sunday. I

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got a gold star family that's just depending on me to get her there. All right. Now, I'll be back here first thing Monday morning. I promise. I just I got to I got to get her and I got to go tonight.

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You were an army ranger? Yeah. Why the hell didn't you say so? I'm sorry. Instead of putting me through the 20 minutes of that Ray Charles [ __ ] Huh? I was in the 200 second. Hey buddy, I got to tell you something. I got a level

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with you. You going into that hotel lobby, huh? That damn cane and those glasses, man. You your army rangers. You got balls of steel. I'm a huge fan. Seriously, stupid. Hey, I got to ask you something. On the real on the real, you sent that little beast for that rag, didn't you?

Speaker A

What? Huh? get a little payback for what they took from us, right? Right. No, [clears throat] I No, definitely. I didn't. Don't worry. My sealed. I'm not going to say nothing. That's 31 alphas.

Speaker A

We keep it tight. You know, Alpha 31. Yeah. We looked out for you bad asses. Real good.

Speaker A

Out by the front gate, right? Oh, you're an MP. Damn right. Right. What are you implying? Oh, no. No, I'm not implying anything. No, man. We You You MPs, man. You guys got a hard job.

Speaker A

I've never slept better knowing that you guys were out there at the guard house on the wall watching over us. Yeah, I appreciate that, brother. You know, I appreciate too that you're not like all those other Army Rangers that I've met. You know, the long beards flowing in the wind like they

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were Moses like going right by the front gate, not showing an ID, flipping us off. Thank you for your service. Yeah, you're not one of those guys, are you? No, I wouldn't have done that. No, I I definitely would. You know what? I'd buy that. You know what else I'd buy? White military guy.

Speaker A

six his dog on a Muslim doctor in the heart of wokenass America. Man, don't do this. Don't do this. Just let me get my my dog and go. Oh, now it's your dog. Sleep tight, [ __ ] Greg,

Speaker A

rise and shine. Line up time. Step to the left. Really? A lineup? Like it's me, right? Everybody step to your right. What are we doing? Did you guys even have dogs? He seems like a cat guy. Quiet. Number three. I know it was me,

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right? Yes, it was him. Face forward. It's him. I got it. Thank you, sir. Can I Can I just like You know what? I'm just going to confess. How about that? Step back. Number three. No, I'm Can I Can I confess? Is that like a thing, man? I got Look, it it it was it was my fault.

Speaker A

I I don't Look, my dog, she was just doing what she was trained to do. And unfortunately, she was trained to attack guys that looked like Dr. Alfare. All right, that's enough number there. But I'm sorry, that is the truth. She served seven years, eight deployments,

Speaker A

but she did save more people than you can count. I'm not some racist piece of [ __ ] and I'll confess to whatever it is that you want me to or do whatever you want me to as long as someone

Speaker A

promises me that they will get her to that funeral this Sunday. Is that a deal that I can make?

Speaker A

Give me a break. All right, take him out of here. Really? Nothing. Next five. That's it. Hold on. Number three.

Speaker A

So, you impersonated a blind man just to get a free hotel room? Uh, yeah. Yeah, I did. Um, there was a psychic and she said that she want my dog wanted a m like a comfy mat with some I mean,

Speaker A

never mind. It's It's insane. It is insane. And if you want my nonclinical opinion, so are you. Yeah, that's that's fair. But the more I sit with it, it's even more insane to leave my practice and fly back from Boston just to prosecute a veteran trying to get his dog to a funeral.

Speaker A

Just promise when it's all done, you'll seek professional help. Uh, yes, sir. Salem. Sam.

Speaker A

On a warm summer's even on a train bound for the met up with a girl too. Never thought I'd be this excited. We took turns. Has she always panted so much? Yeah, she runs runs hot. I guess like me.

Speaker A

She's not hot. That's anxiety comes from trauma. You know, she tried to bite my colleague when he lightly touched her on the ears. either take responsibility for her or find someone who willes [singing] personal effects dismissed as get out of my face. Did you hear the nice man? We

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should get out of his face. And he drank down my last swallow. Then he bicked me. Thank you for your service, [ __ ] And the night got deathly quiet. And his face [music] lost all expression. Yeah. Keep walking. Going to play the game, boy. You got to play it right.

Speaker A

You got to know when to hold when to hold. Know when to fall. [music and singing] Know when to walk away and know. He's very slow dog. Like a hero. When you're sitting at the table, there'll be time for you tell me you had a brother and he lives in Los Angeles.

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We got something in common. Me and you. I got family in that godforsaken city.

Speaker A

You know what? I'll make you a deal. You don't do anything else psychotic on this trip [music] and we make good time. We can go through maybe. Okay. Is that a deal? Shake.

Speaker A

Deal. He broke even. But in his final words, I found an ace that I could keep. You got to know when [music] to hold them, know when to fold them, know [music] when to walk away, and know when to run. You never count your money

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when you're sitting at [music and singing] the table. There'll be time when the deal is done.

Speaker A

Okay, game time. Look, if I'm spending too long in there, you have full permission to go psychotic like usual and I'll come out.

Speaker A

Jacket or no jacket? I feel like the jacket is too much. What am I doing talking to you?

Speaker A

Mommy, he was storage turned off. Okay, sweetie. I'll be right there. Okay, Mommy. Who's there?

Speaker A

Uh, it's just one of my friends. Go to my room. I'll bring you your pasta in a few minutes. Okay.

Speaker A

Well, you want it? You got it. Okay, dog. Tried my family. Let's try yours.

Speaker A

What? Look, your brother ain't here. We are definitely not waiting. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no, no. Hey, Noah, listen. I'm sorry to barf in, man. Lulu, is that you? I'm one of Riley's old teammates, and I figured, you know, I'd let her see her

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brother. I know. I know. She's sensitive on the ears, aren't you, girl? Good girl. Oh, yeah.

Speaker A

You give hugs now. Really? Oh, yeah. Lulu gives the best hug. You've never had a Lulu hug? No, we don't. We don't. We don't exactly hug. You a medium or a large? Are you bitching out on me? No,

Speaker A

I'm not bitching out on you. She's been want to kill me for 3 days. Let's get Let's go. Stay calm. You're having fun. This is fun. Oh, having fun. This Look at her. She wants to murder me. Just relax. This is fun. Come on. Come on. Come on. We'll make it fun.

Speaker A

It's fun. Take a little piece. Take a little piece. I know you like it. I know you want it.

Speaker A

Remind me again why we wanted her to fight. She doesn't know what war is for her. It's just work.

Speaker A

You got to show her that war can be fun again. Nothing bad is going to happen. Okay, that's how you make a bond. I don't need to make a bond. Okay. I just What? Am I not fun enough for you?

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You're fun. Just hold your arm up a bit higher. It's up, man. Good boy, N. Good boy. Let him know this is love your chew toy. This is fun. Good boy, N. Good boy. So, you're telling me that Nuke was

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just as messed up as Lulu? Had to work him every day for 6 months before I convinced the army to let me adopt him out. Thought we'd never get there. Now, we trust Nuke to babysit kids burgers.

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Daddy, was this on the ground? No. You're lying. I saw it fall. Baby, I dropped it into my hand. Okay, it's fine. You're fine.

Speaker A

Saturdays. I can barely take care of a dog, so I don't know how you're doing all this. Yeah, I get it. Nuke was about all I could handle. But when he stopped struggling, that's when I realized maybe I could stop struggling, too. You know, do you think Riley could have fixed Lulu?

Speaker A

Not by keeping her in the fight. No. You got to know when to hang him up or check out, I guess.

Speaker A

Well, sometimes rangers just find a way to die, man. Give Riley's mom a big hug. They didn't talk much, I know, but she meant a lot to him. Yeah. Oh, come on. No [ __ ] You got to be kidding me. No, it's a real nice neighborhood you got here,

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man. They got all my [ __ ] They got Riley's [ __ ] They got my meds. Oh, that's good. At least I can give his parents his dog tags. Oh, good. They left your unicorn. Lulu. Lulu. Lulu. Seek. Yeah. Lulu. Go. Seek.

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Boy. Lulu. Seek. Seek. Seek. What's in here? Oh, yeah. There we go. There we go. Good boy, Nuke. Good boy. Okay. Okay. Come on, Nuke. Come, Nuke. Nuke. Seek. I guess we're going the right direction. Seek. Seek. See. Seek. Yes, baby. Yes. I put the water on. I'm sure

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it's boiling. Yes. Pesto is fine. We're I'm just showing my buddy the boardwalk. Sorry, Tiffany. I just wanted to see the pier. Yes. Okay. We'll be back soon. Okay. See, N. Oh, hey.

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Look, look. Seek. Seek. Seek. Seek. Don't let it go. Seek see. Find it. Find it.

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Seek seek seek seek seek. Yeah. Yeah. She found it. She found it. Good boy. Yeah. This is it. Yeah. Yeah. It's my [ __ ] It's just everywhere. These crackheads are probably snorting my migraine meds right now.

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Yeah, most of the shit's here. Booked here. Hey, what is this [ __ ] man? This is private property. Oh, is it? That's yours. All right, Jackson. Let's go. My name's Rodriguez, man. I'm a United States Army veteran, man. Yeah,

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take it off right now. I ain't taking off [ __ ] What battalion were you in? That's classified.

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No. Run. Get it off. [ __ ] God damn, man. Hey, I serve my country and this is the thanks I get. I'm a war hero. You going to be all good without those meds? Dude, I should have just let her stolen

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piece of [ __ ] You never know in places like that who served. Man, if you were here 5 years ago, you could have caught my ass into that pier and that would have been the best case scenario. Yeah,

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but I didn't. Cuz that [ __ ] ain't us. Yeah, what about Riley? What about Riley? I mean, the dude couldn't get out of bed without popping three perks. Well, that's just a breakfast of champion and he was a champion. I can't tell you how many times he'd

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call me up. We get [ __ ] face talking about how we were going to check out. Look, man, we all deal with [ __ ] to stay in the game. Okay, so we're supposed to stay in it forever. He used

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to talk about driving off the Grand Canyon at top speed, but he drove himself into a tree instead.

Speaker A

Tried to get him to talk. Talk like what? To a therapist. That was a great idea. No. To other guys who have gone through it. Or even just a god. God. Okay. You didn't know [ __ ] about Riley. All right. Look, by God, I mean anything. Could be a rock, could be a shoe,

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could be his damn barber. But we all got to pick something at some point. Well, he didn't. And he won't. So, ain't no use bitching about. You know, we trained to put the whole world on our back. At the end of the day, the hardest thing is just knocking on a friend's door. Bye,

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Lulu. Say hi to your daddy for me. I'll be praying for you guys. We're going to be just fine.

Speaker A

Hope you're ready for this tomorrow because you know what they want, right? They want the hero war dog all sad stoic just missing hero war daddy. Well, they definitely don't want they definitely don't want you trying to eat everybody as soon as the color guard starts firing their salute.

Speaker A

No, man. They they don't know you. That's for damn sure. They don't know what it takes to be a hero. things you've done to be a hero, dog. If they knew the truth, it would scare the living [ __ ] out of them.

Speaker A

You know, when I got out, your daddy gave me this shitty piece of plywood with the word thanks card in it.

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It's like, what else do you say to somebody that you experience what we experienced together?

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You even listening to me? Just talking to a dog. No. No. Come on. Don't you do this to me now.

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Okay. Of course. No service. Why would we have service? Hey hey hey. Hello. Hey.

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All [music] right, we got to go. Come on. Whoa. Whoa. Hey. Hey. No. No. Chill out.

Speaker A

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. No. Stop. Relax. Look, stop. It's just thunder. It's just what thunder. We got to go. Stop. Calm down. Stop. Hey. All right. You want to go?

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Come on. Come on then. Come on. You ain't going to do [ __ ] Come on then. Let's go.

Speaker A

Easy. I'm not going to make you go out there. Okay. How about we just chill out for a little while? Relax. Hey, it's okay. Just come out a little. You know what? How about this? Let me see if I can give us a little something to take our mind off. Crush your vase. to see if

Speaker A

this thing works. What do you feel like? You would like San Francisco. You want to watch your greatest hits or do you want to watch You want to watch Greatest? I'm going to go with its rest. We're going to get a little cozy, relax,

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watch a little trash TV. A little snack. You can't watch trash TV without a snack.

Speaker A

What? Oh, you want some? Look at that. Who knew? You just needed to have a fight to get along.

Speaker A

So, did Latin Shakespeare ever like read you his love letters? Some pretty good ones in here.

Speaker A

What about Okay. I woke for an instant. I saw you covered in dirt. You taken bullets before. This was the worst. The guilt still haunts me. I'm not going to lie. But I know you did what you did that night so none of your brothers had to die. It's pretty good.

Speaker A

When they took you away, I was sure you'd run out of time. And that's when it hit my I was never your handler, but you were actually mine.

Speaker A

Your brother, Riley. You slept with Car? Yeah. What? Well, I was playing with my sick daughter. I cannot believe you actually like this trash. Unreal. All right, sun's up. It's time. There is about zero chance of us making it 100 clicks in 6 hours with no

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cell phone service or ride. But hey, last time I checked, winder is not a ranger word.

Speaker A

I don't know about you, but I got a feeling it'll go, too. Come on. [music] Bless [singing] my heart. Bless my soul. Didn't think I make it to 22 [singing] years old. [music] There must be someone up. Say, "Come [music] on,

Speaker A

Britney." Hey, hey, hey, hey. You got the corner. You got the [music] [singing] [music] please. Come on. Come on. Please, please. Bless my heart and bless [music] yours, too. I don't know where I'm [singing] going to go. Don't know what I'm going

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to do. [music] But must be somebody up. Say, "Come on, Britney. You got to come on up. They got the face down [music] [music] go [music] You got the way.

Speaker A

But I want to wait. I don't want to wait. I got so much. You're going to look great. Going to look like a hero just like Riley would have wanted. Okay.

Speaker A

What else Riley would have liked? You're not dividing anybody. So maybe just don't do that.

Speaker A

Come on. Receive the Lord's blessing. The Lord bless you and watch over you. May he make his face to shine upon each and every one of you and be gracious to you. May he look lovingly on you and grant you peace. May he bless your children and your family that they may

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know love and happiness. May you know that love deeply may always be with you. We should not for okay it's okay. It's okay.

Speaker A

So let us rejoice for our dearly departed brother for he has stood his last watch and he's now on his final deployment. In the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit. Amen.

Speaker A

Detail port arms upright face with flank ammunition. Load. Ready. Aim. Fire. Aim. Fire. Aim. Fire. Ready. Case. Fire reset.

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On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Army, a grateful nation, Come on. Let's go.

Speaker A

Yes, sir. Yep. still on schedule to drop her off first thing in the AM. All right, I'll tell him to expect your call. Hey, and captain, thank you for making this call.

Speaker A

I really appreciate it. Oh, one more thing. Look, she's she's doing a lot better. I mean, she's a completely different dog now. I don't know. Maybe there's someone on base that one of us could talk to. You know, that's not up to us. Just get it done. Yeah. Yes, sir.

Speaker A

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go do something stupid. Thanks, sir. Go out there. You see something you want to go get?

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free. Go. Go for it. I ain't going to try to stop you. You hear me? Hey. Hey.

Speaker A

Hey, come on. You have no idea. [panting] [panting] [panting] [snorts] [sighs] [snorts] [sighs] I'm okay. I'm okay, girl.

Speaker A

Heat. Heat. All right, then. Come on. ID, sir. Your army ID is expired. You're required by law to dispose. Yeah, I got I got you. Uh I'm just dropping off a dog, man. Uh to a Corporal Levit. Hey,

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Levitz. Your favorite park right here? Yeah. [ __ ] man. You rangers ever hear calling? Been out here cooking my ass off for an hour. Could be worse. Could be actually working. All right, man. I I hear she's a real color, so just make sure

Speaker A

you muzzle her up good. Okay. Yeah. Don't worry. This ain't going to be a problem. All right, girl.

Speaker A

Last time. Okay. Last time. Put it on one more time. Hey man, she's been doing a lot better. So, just make sure the vet techs, you know, reevaluate her. Give her a chance. Yeah. Yeah. They got their protocol. You heard me. Make sure. So,

Speaker A

as soon as we're done here, you're going to call Captain Jones. Yeah. That's what they're telling me. What are you doing? Look, man. Are you trying to piss her off?

Speaker A

All right, you're going to be okay. All right, come on in. I ain't got all day. Let's go. Let's go put this.

Speaker A

All right, let's go. I don't know. Easy, easy easy. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. No, that's fine. It's fine. My bad. I should have You know what? I should have put her vest on her. She

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listens more when the vest is on. You know, girls in their fashion. I'll be right back.

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Sir, I forgot your ID. Uh, you know what, man? Why don't you keep it? Thank you for your service.

Speaker A

Hey, man. What about the dog? What? What? What are you looking at? Let's not make this all emotional. Okay.

Speaker A

Dear to them, I got the adoption papers from the army today. Riley would be so proud.

Speaker A

Maybe even of both of us. Look, I'm no good at this poem stuff, so I'll just get to the damn point.

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Thanks. Thanks for saving [music] my life. Well, [singing] the roads out to a better place than the one we're at. [music] And I ain't got no kind of plan. But I've had all [music] this town I can stand.

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And I got friends out on the coast. We can jump in water and see what flows.

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We've been saving for any day. Let's beat [music] the storm and be on our way.

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It don't matter to me where we are where [music and singing] I want to be.

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And honey for once and I laugh. Let's take our chances and roll the dice. I can be your lucky. You can be [singing and music] my four lever. Starting over. [music] This might not [singing] be easy time.

Speaker A

There's [music] rivers across and hills to [singing] climb. Some days we might [music] fall apart.

Speaker A

And some nights might feel cold and dark, but nobody wins afraid of losing. [music] And the heart rolls [singing] are the ones we're choosing.

Speaker A

Someday we'll look back and smile and know it was [singing] worth every mile. It don't matter to me [music] where [singing] we are where I want to be. And honey, for once in our [music] lives, let's take our chances and roll the dice. And I can

Speaker A

be your [music and singing] lucky penny. You can't be my fully over. Starting over.

Speaker A

Starting over. [music] Lord.

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