He's a hero on four legs, a returning Iraq war vet who patrolled the mean streets of Baghdad with only his keen senses standing between American soldiers and death at the enemy's hand.
War dog Dexter, known to the government as MWD Dexter C067, is moving at the end of the month to far north suburban Spring Grove to start a life of supreme leisure, well-earned after months prowling around the Abu Ghraib prison.
"I wouldn't be here if it weren't for these dogs," said Danny Scheurer, 30, an Iraq war vet, now living in Round Lake. He worked with similar dogs in his basic infantry unit. "These dogs saved my life."
Scheurer, who founded the military dog-saving …
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