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Son of Camp Pendleton Marine receives service dog

Cpl. Keenan Zelazoski Special to the Village News

Camp Pendleton hosted a ceremony in the Headquarters and Support Battalion building on May 18 to donate a service puppy to 16-year old Chris Simpson.

Chris is the son of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Simpson, the 62-area Officer in Charge at Camp Pendleton. One year ago, while Chris was undergoing a heart transplant surgery and recovery, the puppy’s mother, Zoe, was part of a dog therapy program at Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle.

“Zoe helped Chris get through a difficult part of his life,” said Shannon Simpson, Chris’ mother. “He would...

 

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