It’s a U.S. Marines tradition to never leave a comrade behind. As far as John Folsom was concerned, that rule applied to Smoke, a wild donkey he met while serving in Iraq: Folsom devoted more than three years to arranging Smoke’s transport to Nebraska. For more inspiring stories like this one, subscribe to Guideposts magazine.
Training Service Dogs Gave Them a Second Chance at Life
By Craig Grossi7 min read
As a prison guard he looked down on the veteran inmates. But then he learned how working with the dogs had changed them—and him.
