Battle buddies
Army National Guard veteran Kris Hemmerling stands with his service dog Dallas. The American Legion and Auxiliary in Ephrata, which helped Hemmerling get his dog in 2019, is holding a dinner and auction Aug. 10 to help more veterans find their battle buddies.
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EPHRATA — Sometimes, when Johnny comes marching home again, the war marches along with him. Thousands of American veterans commit suicide every year, according to the Veterans Administration, and countless more go on living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata wants to decrease that count one dog at a time.
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