Mina the Army dog denied burial in National Cemetery

A dog that sacrificed its life for my freedom absolutely deserves to be buried in an honorable cemetery. Hopefully this story going national will convince the caretaker to change his mind:

FOX NEWS – Mina is a male black lab who served nine tours of duty in Afghanistan and was promoted to sergeant before retiring from the Army, Fox 2 News reported. The dog served three tours with Michigan native Army Sgt. Corey McCourt.

“The dog sits in front of the bomb and my son, who does this, goes in and he disarms the bomb after the dog finds it,” McCourt’s mother, June Etlinger, told Fox 2 News.

But after developing a serious lung ailment at age 13, Mina was euthanized. And with her son still serving in the Army, Etlinger was tasked with finding a suitable final resting place for the canine hero. She’d like it to be Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Mich.

“My father is buried there and my grandmother and grandfather are buried there. It’s a beautiful cemetery and it’s an honorable cemetery, and I just feel that Mina deserves that as well,” Etlinger said.

But the cemetery official denied Etlinger’s request. She said an official told her a canine burial is not allowed.

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