From Baghdad, With Love Audiobook By Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth cover art

From Baghdad, With Love

A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava

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Love and hope often arrive in the strangest places and in the strangest ways. During his tour of duty in Iraq, LtCol Jay Kopelman of the U.S. Marines endured the emotional stress common for those involved in bloody battles for freedom. Although the rules forbid pets, Kopelman and his comrades adopted an abandoned puppy left behind after the battle for Fallujah. The dog (named Lava) befriended the Marines and journalists, and was eventually smuggled out of Iraq by the soldiers with the help of NPR reporters, John van Zante and the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iraqi citizens, and the Iams pet food company.©2006 Jay Kopelman; (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Biographies & Memoirs Wars & Conflicts Iraq War Middle East Military Feel-Good Pets & Animal Care
Heartwarming Story • Emotional Journey • Perfect Narration • Humorous Moments • Authentic Portrayal

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Loved the passion and heartache you could feel hearing the story. It is like I was with him there fighting to bring that furry little butt home.

Beautiful and luring

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From the content...to the narrator, I enjoyed every minute of this book. During 75% of the listen, I was at the edge of my seat!!! In order not to give too much away...the narrator was fantastic, I laughed...I got a little teary-eyed...there were moments that my mouth was agape from the graphic nature of some of the content. Overall, I very quick listen and every minute was enjoyed - I have over an hour commute each way to/from work and I even found myself do a couple extra circles around my house to listen even longer.

GREAT!!!

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My wife suggested that I read this book. While I am big dog lover (our lab mix is the best) I just thought that this was going to be a "chick book". I was wrong. The story of the rescue of "Lava Dog" is a heartwarming tale (no pun intended) and well told by the author. My only criticism - the narrarator. His voice and delivery was not suited to this (type of) story - reading a Stephan Hawkings book yes, but not this one.

An Excellent Read

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This is for everybody that loves animals. I cannot tell you how I was on the edge of my seat with the story of how this man would get the puppy out of Bagdad. I listened to it and could not put my Ipod down. It mixed the ugliness of war with the beauty of hope and love between a man and his loyal pet found in a horrible place. A must listen!

Wonderful Book

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As an Army Wife, a lot of books don't really show an unbiased viewpoint when it comes to our military families. This is the best book I have ever listened to. Its not violent, but it lest you know how a military family works during a deployent, both from the soldier's view, and their family at home.

One of the best!

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