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Dog of Fallen Navy SEAL, Officer Jon Tumilson, Refuses To Leave Casket (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post

The dog of fallen Navy SEAL Officer Jon Tumilsonrefused to leave his owner’s casket at the officer’s funeral earlier this week, Animal Planet reported.

Tumilson’s cousin Lisa Pembleton captured the loyal pup, Hawkeye, resting alongside Tumilson’s casket at the Rockford, Iowa ceremony.

KPBS reported that the former San Diego residentwas killed in the Aug. 6th Chinook helicopter crash with 29 other American service members.

Pembleton contacted KPBS’s Home Post publication with this statement:

“Hawkeye is/was his loyal “son”. To say that he was an amazing man doesn’t do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable. I hadn’t planned on taking any pictures other than with family. However, from my seat at the funeral, I felt compelled to take one photo to share with family members that couldn’t make it or couldn’t see what I could from the aisle. This is that photo.”

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WATCH the video about Tumilson put together by the Iowa TV station KIMT:

- HUFFPOST