Book Review
"From Baghdad with Love"
by Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman with Melinda Roth
It is against the rules for a soldier serving abroad to keep a pet - but when the US marines storm a compound in Iraq, they find a puppy and not one of them has the heart to destroy it or abandon it.
This is the story of a dog called "Lava" and how he became one of the most important and difficult missions for Lieutenant Kopelman.
Why? Kopelman says, "I liked that he forgave me for scaring him. I liked not caring about getting home or staying alive or feeling warped as a human being - just him wiggling around in my hands, wiping all the grime off my face".
Lt Kopelman is not the first soldier to have tried to rescue an animal in a war zone. Many have heart-rendingly tragic endings. But this is a story of hope. And what makes it compelling is the courage shown by ordinary people - wartime journalists, hardened marines and endangered Iraqi citizens.
"A heartwarming story of devotion".
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