We were approaching this one house, and this farming area, they’re built up into little courtyards. So they have the main house, common area. They have a kitchen and a storage shed-type deal. We were approaching, and they had a family dog. And it was barking ferociously, because it was doing its job. And my squad leader, out of nowhere, just shoots it. And he shot it and it went in the jaw and exited out.

So I see this dog—and I’m a huge animal lover. I love animals—and this dog has like these eyes on it and he’s running around spraying blood all over the place. And the family is sitting right there with three little children and a mom and a dad horrified. And I’m at a loss for words. And so, I yell at him. I’m like what are you doing.

The dog’s yelping. It’s crying out without a jaw. And I’m looking at the family, and they’re just scared. I told him shoot it, you know. At least, kill it, because that can’t be fixed. It’s suffering. And I actually get tears from just saying this right now, but—and I had tears then, too—and I’m looking at the kids and they are so scared.

So I got the interpreter over with me and I get my wallet out and I gave them twenty bucks, because that’s what I had. I had him give it to them and told them that I’m so sorry that asshole did that.