Rerum unde esse rem qui.

The story alone deserves ten stars. These men and women in the military are all heroes to me but the animal lovers among them who are overseas are even more so. I can't fathom having to leave a dog like Nubs because the military won't allow pets. I can understand pets get in the way, I can understand the thought process of not wanting the dog (or other animal) to take time and attention away from the matters at hand, you can even go out on a limb and say if that's allowed what about bringing a pet with you once you get orders? I understand all of this. But at the same time, would it be so very hard to try to help the men and women help the animals? Are they so worthless? Maybe, just maybe, by doing it would show others how to properly treat animals. Maybe, just maybe, it would save lives. Not to mention the untold happiness all around. The U.S. can waste money on reality t.v. and diamonds the size of Texas but we can foot the bill to fly a war dog to the U.S. Huh. I'm done ranting. I think. About this story, Brian and Nubs' story deserves far more than five stars. He should win a medal for doing his job and going above and beyond and saving this dog. The reason I didn't give this book - not 'this story', mind you - five stars is because I really didn't care for the layout. I loved, loved, loved, loved the actual photos. The one of Nubs' following Brian's truck as it leaves broke my heart. I'm very, very happy someone thought to include photos of Nubs' after he arrived in America and after Brian returned to him. I think with a book like this, the photos go a long way, especially for a child. Julia was able to look at these pictures and much more easily envision this happening. I watched her as she brought the pages closer to her face and really looked. Thought. And felt. The little side "emails" could have been left out IMO. They didn't add to the story in any way for us. There are a lot of photos of the two of them together and separate and the text is