Adopted Dog

(Winston-Salem Journal) - Rep. Walter Jones, R-3rd, will be honored by the Humane Society of the United States on Tuesday for helping the family of a Marine killed by a rocket in Iraq adopt his German shepherd, a military bomb-sniffing dog that was injured in the attack.

The military initially denied the adoption request from the family of Cpl. Dustin Lee, saying that the dog, Lex, had to remain in service for another two years. That changed after Jones, whose district includes Camp Lejeune, lobbied top Marine officials to allow the adoption.

Lee's family is planning to bring Lex to Washington for the ceremony.