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Local Marine brings dog home from Afghanistan

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According to the Hendersonville Times-News, During her tour of duty in Afghanistan from October 2010 to May 2011, Maj. Rose Griffith was the only female Marine in a 58-person post in an area of Helmand, Southern Afghanistan.
So she forged a bond with the only other girl on base — an Afghan dog the Marines named Claire. Now she and Claire call Hendersonville home.Read the full article

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