On Thursday, October 25 we arrived in Jacksonville, got
settled into a hotel and contacted Nathan an Army Veteran who is the proud
owner of a service dog called Chance. Nathan's family also lives in the
Jacksonville area and they were all getting ready for a family cruise that was
leaving the next morning. Nathan had
left Chance at his father's house while he was at an appointment late that day.
We were losing light so Nathan's father met with us and
introduced us to Chance and became Paul's assistant in getting the photos. Chance was so good and became accustomed to
us quickly and we were able to get many good shots. Nathan's Dad told us that he had been in the
Army for 12 years, enlisting at age 19.
He was a helicopter mechanic serving two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
He was medically discharged and with the assistance of
Chance has been able to return to school full time. Here's a picture of Nathan
and Chance at K9sForWarriors on graduation day. As we left Nathan was just getting home so we
had a chance to meet him and get a shot of Nathan with Chance. Nathan promised to send me a paper he wrote
about his life before and after getting Chance so stay tuned for a little more
about his story later.
Nathan, it was great meeting you, your Dad, your sister and girlfriend. Give a special thanks to your Dad for working so
hard to help us get some great pictures. We hope everything turned out and you were
able to find calmer waters on your cruise!
