Megan Leavey Page #7

It's okay, it's okay.

It's just a car.

It's the alarm, sweetie.

It's okay.

It's all right.

hey, what the hell

are you doing?

You have any idea

how hot it is in there?

-How hot it is?

-Take care of your animal,

a**hole!

My animal's fine.

What, are you crazy?

hi. Hi, yeah.

Can I talk to forman?

It's about Rex.

Yeah, I know I keep calling!

Megan, how are you doing?

We haven't heard much

from you.

I'm okay. I'm better.

In what ways?

Well, I...

I don't flip out as much

when I see or hear

certain things.

I still can't quite...

Tolerate

any-- any real, um,

human interaction.

Even you guys

are kind of a drag.

How are you sleeping?

Um...

Just a few bad dreams.

Hmm. About?

Mmm, mostly imagining

what he's doing.

Just hoping he's not in pain.

He could die any day.

He could be dead right now,

and--

what would you say to Rex

if he were here right now?

Well, you know he's a dog,

right?

This is gonna sound

so cheesy, but...

Um...

Sorry.

It's okay.

I'd probably, um--

I'd thank him for...

Trying to teach me

what love is.

What do you mean,

trying?

It sounds like

he taught you a lot.

Hey.

Hey.

Is that dinner?

Well, they always said breakfast

is the most important meal.

How was your day?

You go to group?

How was it?

Uh, so, this came for you.

Who is morales?

Why is he sending you

mets crap?

He's just some guy

i used to know.

Yeah, some guy I'm gonna

have to be chasing off

with a shotgun?

Mm-mmm.

Baby.

I know that you feel like

you lost everything.

I know

what that feels like.

But the thing is,

you gotta keep living.

I am living.

No, you're not.

This isn't living.

You gotta figure out

what it would take

to make it worth it.

Rex would be worth it.

You know

what you gotta do?

They won't--

they won't talk to me.

I have abandoned him.

I left.

Then you gotta find a way.

There are a few people

in life-- not many--

that you gotta

find a way for.

If you needed something,

i would do whatever it took.

Not because I'm

any kind of great dad,

but because how I love you

is stronger than when I'm not.

I want you to be a person

who shows up

for work,

for your friends' funerals,

for life.

I've tried. I failed.

So fail again,

and just keep failing

until they're tossing dirt

on your corpse.

Baby, all you gotta do

is fight,

and you know how to fight.

You're a frickin' marine,

right?

I love you.

Can I toss this, please?

Maybe burn it?

Please.

It's disgusting.

Actually, maybe

just keep the card.

You don't need it.

I can't wait another three weeks

for someone to call me back.

Can I just talk to him

for five minutes?

Well, it's actually not.

It's an air force decision.

The air force oversees

the canine program.

Well, then can you tell me

exactly where he is?

Okay, look, I know

i sound like a stalker here,

but I'm calling for a war hero.

-Hello.

-Corporal leavey.

It's sergeant forman.

I've been getting

your messages all week,

figured I better call you back,

seeing as you're the only reason

i still have a complete set

of butt cheeks.

Hey, yeah, I have

been calling all week.

I guess I just wanted

to know... how's Rex?

He'd love to see you.

-Wait, what?

-Rex.

You there?

Yeah, uh...

They finally decided

to retire him.

I just thought

you might want to come

to the ceremony.

Yes, I'm...

Does this mean

that I can adopt him now?

I don't think so.

I'm looking at his file,

and it says he's unadoptable.

I know what it says.

I know, but, uh...

I mean, hasn't he

been reassessed?

I have no idea,

but it still says unadoptable

on his paperwork.

And, uh...

He's pretty sick, Megan.

How bad is it?

If you're gonna

try and do something,

I'd do it fast.

Then after that,

we open.

Senator?

Senator schumer?

Excuse me.

Can I just have a moment

of your time?

I'm in the middle

of something.

I've been calling for weeks.

It's about my partner

in Afghanistan.

He's not doing well.

He needs your help.

All right,

I'll get back to you later.

His name is Rex.

He's a bomb sniffer.

He saved thousands of lives

in Iraq.

Here we are in fallujah.

He found all those ak-47s.

And here we are in ramadi,

and here he is today.

He's ten years old,

and if I can't adopt him,

then they're gonna

put him to sleep.

What did you say

your name was?

Megan. Sorry.

Corporal Megan leavey.

Oh, very nice to meet you,

corporal.

My pleasure.

Sir! Sir, excuse--

excuse me! Sir!

Finn, don't yell at people.

How else am I supposed

to get his attention?

You're literally

scaring him away.

Just be quiet.

Have a conversation

with someone.

-Hi. Sign my petition

to adopt a veteran war dog?

-So, what is this for?

This is a petition for me

to adopt my marine war dog.

He's very sick,

and his retirement ceremony's

coming up,

so I'm really hoping

i get to bring him home.

You're the marine?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Thank you for your service.

It's not that hard.

We're live

in five, four, three.

Hi, I'm kristine Johnson.

Today, we're joined

by a very special guest.

Thank you, Megan,

for being here.

And tell us your story.

Why is Rex

so important to you?

Well, he's just

an amazing animal,

and I want him to be able

to live the rest of his life

in a happy home

with someone

that he knows and loves.

And why can't he?

Because a while ago,

they thought he was unsafe,

but really, he was just scared

and probably confused.

Probably just

as confused and scared

as I was at the time.

And you were hit

by an explosion together,

an ied, isn't that right?

Yeah, in 2006,

we were injured in Iraq.

But despite your injuries,

the two of you

continued the mission.

That's right.

That's amazing.

Oh, thank you.

- Now, I read that you have 22--

- 22,000.

22,000 names on your petition.

Yes!

That kind of support,

is it helping?

Well, we hope it is,

but it's too early to tell.

Good luck, Megan.

We're really pulling

for you here.

I appreciate it.

Go ahead.

Hold there.

I'm here for

the retirement ceremony.

Head to the fields,

corporal.

There you go.

Move down.

Hey, I know you.

Yeah. You're, uh--

you're that famous

war hero, right,

that's on TV?

Big-time mets fan.

What are you doing?

Hey.

You're back.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm, uh, here

for chico's retirement.

Then I ship

back out in two days,

camp leatherneck.

Can't get enough

of that place.

After that, that's it.

Time to come home.

Wow.

So I hear-- I hear Rex

is retiring today too.

Yeah. I...

Trying to get signatures,

still trying to bring him home.

You gonna get

in some faces again,

start a couple brawls maybe?

Put someone in a choke hold,

knock someone out.

Yeah. Yeah,

if I have to, yeah.

Okay.

Sorry-- sorry I haven't

called you back. I...

It's all good.

Look...

It wasn't our time.

At least one marine

gets the girl in the end.

You know,

you rattled every chain

in the command, right?

I get to be the one

to break the big news.

Better take him home

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