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Military K-9 Steps Off Elevator & Sees His Handler For First Time In 3-Years

Written by: Dee Michaels
Dee Michaels is a passionate and accomplished writer, renowned for his heartwarming and engaging stories on IHeartDogs.com.Read more
| Published on October 18, 2022

Sgt. Joe Stasio and K-9 Enzo served together in the Marines for over a year. For seven months, they were side by side in Kuwait, training back in the United States. The two of them last saw each other in January 2017, but now that Enzo is eight years old and retiring, Stasio was able to adopt him thanks to Mission K9 Rescue.

 

Image/Story Source Credit: WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY via YouTube Video

 

 

Although they were not able to reunite immediately, the two of them were finally reunited after three years in a heartwarming moment at the Buffalo/Niagara International Airport in New York. Stasio waited for Enzo outside of the elevator and embraced him as soon as he saw him. Enzo was flown from Camp LeJune in North Carolina all the way to Buffalo so that Stasio could rejoin him.

 

 

Image/Story Source Credit: WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY via YouTube Video

 

 

“Getting Enzo back means the world to me. He and I have a huge bond,” Sgt. Stasio told WKBW TV. “Being able to adopt him is good for my soul!”

 

 

Image/Story Source Credit: WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY via YouTube Video

 

 

You’re going to LOVE the amazing reunion in the video below. Be sure to WATCH all the way to the end, you will NOT REGRET it – ENJOY!

 

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