More Than a Dog: The Unbreakable Bond of Megan Leavey and Rex
In the heat of Iraq, under the constant threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Marine Corporal found her greatest ally not in a fellow human soldier, but in a "four-legged sociopath" named Rex . Their story, eventually immortalized in the 2017 film Megan Leavey , is a profound example of how the human-animal bond can save lives and mend spirits. A Life Reclaimed through Service Megan Leavey
Megan Leavey’s path to the Marines wasn’t a straight line. After struggling to find her place following high school, she enlisted in 2003. She eventually qualified as a and was paired with Rex (E168) , a German Shepherd specialized in bomb detection. Megan Leavey - The Steel Frog Blog More Than a Dog: The Unbreakable Bond of