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FP edit: thanks for getting this to front page and making it hit others in the feels
SleeperSix
Okay, that was nice. But single soldiers can't have pets in the barracks. Like maybe a goldfish. But never a full grown black lab.
XplodingUnicornGlitter
I know how this goes and I still read it in it's entirety and cry my eyes out every single time.
LuValdez
Every fucking time. God. I don't wanna cry about it anymore but I can't stop myself from reading everytime it appears
FakeusernameDave
The made up new owner of this made up dog was a shitty person. Not reading the made up letter or playing with the made up toys for two weeks
buzzedontacos
Thank you. Easily, one of the best posts I’ve experienced.
snafu999
That dog's name is not Reggie or Tank - she is called Dilly and belongs to the photographer Villager Jim (as does the rights to those pics)
PresidentOfMexico
fatmenolympics
Too bad its fake
tdubsters
Fake story. Kinda happy it’s not true. But still a great story
NoodlesWthADHD
coldrush2013
If they totally did not forget about the sealed envelope - I might have believed it.
Opunake
Old and fake story. Nicely presented this time though...
zylokun
Wake up. Read a post. Cry like a bitch.
rhouston72
chrishallett83
Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.
clayman318
I really hope this is fake, to spare everyone in the story all this pain
Impishpixie
Upvoting so someone else can cry first thing Sunday morning
DogBrick
... and then everyone clapped.
ilikedishere
Thank you, I hadn't read this before.
45ACPete
Fuck.......dude, I'm not crying, you are.
srsfaceI8C
You right. I am crying.
TallulahBumfluff
No I'm not, it's definitely you. I'm just thinking about onions I swear
christinthefoothills
Does 10th stand for 10th grade? That's the level at which this is written
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
I mean military recruiters kinda go after people who don't have great college prospects after highschool.
HandymanJake
This is a really sweet story. That is 100% fictional.
WarlockSniper
PimLeepet
Sorry not sorry but what idiot doesnt read a note left for the new owner of a pet?
jenzhere99
Fake story or not it still gave me the feels
slurpeesandstuff
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reggie-the-adopted-lab/ "A tale such as this serves to remind how much they give & how much we owe them"
lenonymes
That tends to be the point of most fake stories.
nygreenguy
Most fake stories will only have the slightest sliver of truth. I think this one is probably spot on with most who didn't come home.
Drakitomon
Not literall truth, but figurative truth as military often have to give up everything.
twofoureight
What? Not literal truth. So made up bs? Nice way to spin bs.
Drakitomon
I took that quote directly off snopes page. I think it means more like a parable. A summation of multiple truths as a fabrication to teach.
burntnachos
There’s plenty of words to use to describe what you’re trying to say but none of them are “truth”.
TechnicalDrift
That line at the end kinda ruined it for me TBH. Way too cheesy.
Grizy
Same for me, i hope it's not a mental illness but i found it all in all too cheesy to feel any emotion.
SunfishHero
Yeah. Felt a little like... “and everyone on the bus clapped.”
Fludz
for me it was the dog food detail. if this was a true story they would've just named the brand.
PeteButtigieg
For me it was perhaps calling him by his name will change his demeanor if he was giving you problems.
Fludz
yeah, that too. like, "this is my friend, Steve, but if he seems pissed when you call him that it's cuz his name is Allen."
JormungandrTheWorldSerpent
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reggie-the-adopted-lab/
Nicetomeetyousaswell
Thanks! You saved me the time of looking it up.
molonlabe1811
TallulahBumfluff
We know it's fake but this kind of thing (leaving family and pets behind, confused) happens and we don't always think about that.
ShutTheFrontDoors
Honestly I never assumed this story was true. Seemed like a piece of fiction. Still lovely though.
getadogupya
Seem contrived from the start...
forktech45
I came here to post this. Thank you.
Tatelina
You're being a party pooper! Haha
JormungandrTheWorldSerpent
It's a good story. But I had to look, because it seemed too perfect.
AliBarber
I'm pretty sure most of us realise it's fake but it's still a lovely story.
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
I'm not so concerned about the ones that realize it's fake.
imgur990
not so much because the dude in this story who adopted him is a dickhead, doesn't deserve to own pet
Valharroth
The way it was written pretty much gives it away as false, or at the very least embellished. Good story though, real tearjerker.
Flodos
The letter was far too storylike, aye.
Idontlikeolives
Single Soldiers cant have Dogs in the Barracks. Boom...
45ACPete
I take back my previous comment. I shed a tear for nothing. Lying fuck bags.
PhaserRave
You've never cried to a fictional story?
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PhaserRave
It's a story, fiction. Like any number of books, shows, or movies which can evoke emotions.
yeager99
Ok fuck you, i am in the army. Fuck you, i miss my dog, and fuck you i am crying while taking a shit! Take your +1 and go!
Diaura
Army buddy!!
RaulwickLegendsinger
Oh man. Thank you for the laugh while I'm bawling thinking about my dog.
HouseMouseMN
Thank you for your service !!!!!
Schooltechguy
Me too..... but I’m not in the army and my dog is next to me. Thank you for your service!
furbernator
Funniest thing i can imagine , you're on a toilet crying
zigzagler
a good ol' poopcry.
famousmcfly
battle buddy!
twofoureight
It’s fake. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reggie-the-adopted-lab/
Shieldtoaddick
However, that the story may not be literal truth doesn’t prevent it from being figurative truth.
Shieldtoaddick
Those who serve overseas do so at the cost of great personal sacrifice. A tale such as this — literal truth or not — serves to remind us all
Shieldtoaddick
of how much they give and how much we owe them.
Shieldtoaddick
This is a quote directly from the above sorced Snopes story
PrisonDonkey
Didn't know I wanted to cry at 730 in the morning. Thanks for that.
Chrishra117
7:27 here and these onions really got to me.....
WeAreJustDustInTheWind
hit me at 8:30
Komorikat
I had half an hour of crying on my schedule already for this time so it fit in nicely. But it ran late and now my day is ruined
BroSquach
Philo26
Seriously geeze! Me too
istackdimessoidontgobroke
Yeah that hit hard out of nowhere
snuffeluppagus
*Tanks for that
yerocorey
9:05 sniff sniff
Imheisenbeard
Made it to noon
BoooBerry
MrDCoN
Right in the feelsies... 740am here.
DoesItThough
Right. Legit wet eyes here. Pulled my AM dingo close and made him cuddle.
PengPengWin
Or 1025 am like me. Glad i saw your response. I just woke up and now in tears.
BBetts84
10:08 here
Glitterbrisket
8:05am. ?
VAPOR85
3:11 for me
LustStarrr
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT), huh? I'm a QLDer, so it's 3:55am for my cry right now.
VAPOR85
Should have mentioned I’m from sa
twofoureight
Why? This is more fake then a Kardashian’s bad day. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reggie-the-adopted-lab/
LustStarrr
Oh well, it's not like this is the first fake labrador everyone's cried over. Marley & Me, anyone?
PrisonDonkey
Just because it's not real doesn't mean that you can't feel anything as a result of it.
PeanutButterPappy
Never thought I would cry while pooping.
VAPOR85
backrideup9
I made it all the way to 7:43 AM.
Tito72611
8:08AM here
MilesATron
7:53 for me
LePetitDino
8:00 here
DirectorWho
9:02!! Ha!
iisn00b97
10:24, god damn onions!
LiftyBoi
1056
Holzter
11:18
Dogman1227
11:13