A review by debs4jc
From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava by Jay Kopelman

a us officer (kopelman) and his troops come across a stray puppy while clearing an abandoned building in iraq. not wanting to kill the puppy, as they are supposed to, they adopt him, name him lava after their company, and hide him from the powers that be. kopelman tries to keep his distance from him at first, but the fiesty antics of lava are impossible to ignore and soon the little guy has wormed his way into kopelman's heart. but what are they going to do when kopelman has to go back to the u.s.?[return]this was a wonderful story of love triumphing over impossible odds. i also enjoyed hearing a first hand account of what life is like in iraq and gained a lot of knowledge beyond what you hear in the news. those interested in current events or who love animals can't miss with this one.