25 May 2024
The last of the original Nowzad dogs, the golden oldies has left us. Arnhem out lived Nowzad, Tali and Fubar. British soldier Ben, who rescued him all those years ago, gives a heart wrenching goodbye.
My boy
Fifteen years, six months and one day ago you stopped a convoy of Pathfinder Platoon armoured vehicles dead in their tracks when one of the Platoon members spotted you by the side of the road, abandoned and vulnerable. No more than a couple of days old, what happened to your mother and siblings will always be a mystery. You were brought back to Camp Bastion and dumped by my bed in a cardboard box in the middle of the night with no explanation.