Retired Army Capt. Leslie Smith sits with her service dog, Issac, during a ceremony at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, Dec. 1. During the ceremony, the NAVCON Brig, in partnership with Carolina Canines for Service, presented Cpl. David Donchess, a wounded service member, his service dog Ruth. Smith lost her left leg and eye-sight after contracting a blood disorder while on duty in Bosnia in 2002 and now travels extensively on behalf of organizations such as Wounded Warrior Project, Iraq Star Foundation, Army Wounded Warrior Program, Operation Heroes, and Disabled Sports USA. CCFS is a
Retired Army Capt. Leslie Smith sits with her service dog, Issac, during a ceremony at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, Dec. 1. During the ceremony, the NAVCON Brig, in partnership with Carolina Canines for Service, presented Cpl. David Donchess, a wounded service member, his service dog Ruth. Smith lost her left leg and eye-sight after contracting a blood disorder while on duty in Bosnia in 2002 and now travels extensively on behalf of organizations such as Wounded Warrior Project, Iraq Star Foundation, Army Wounded Warrior Program, Operation Heroes, and Disabled Sports USA. CCFS is a non-profit health and human services organization that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Through this program prisoners are taught to train service dogs that are provided to veterans with disabilities. Since the program's inception, 14 wounded service members have received their service dogs.
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