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Rick Hairston officially presents Marine Cpl. David Donchess his service dog, Ruth, during a ceremony at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston Dec. 1. The NAVCON Brig, in partnership with Carolina Canines for Service, placed the prisoner-trained, three and a half year-old black lab mix with Donchess, who is a wounded service member. Donchess deployed twice to Helmand Province, Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. In March 2010, the seven-ton truck he was driving detonated an Improvised Explosive Device. He sustained numerous injuries and was awarded the Purple Heart. CCFS is a non-profit health and human services organization that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Through this program, military prisoners are taught to train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. Since the program's inception, 14 wounded service members have received service dogs. Hairston is the President of CCFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)
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Rick Hairston officially presents Marine Cpl. David Donchess his service dog, Ruth, during a ceremony at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston Dec. 1. The NAVCON Brig, in partnership with Carolina Canines for Service, placed the prisoner-trained, three and a half year-old black lab mix with Donchess, who is a wounded service member. Donchess deployed twice to Helmand Province, Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. In March 2010, the seven-ton truck he was driving detonated an Improvised Explosive Device. He sustained numerous injuries and was awarded the Purple Heart. CCFS is a non-profit health and human services organization that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Through this program, military prisoners are taught to train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. Since the program's inception, 14 wounded service members have received service dogs. Hairston is the President of CCFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)


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