- Marine falls for dog he called Nubs since his ears were cut off to look like nubs and took four months in nursing him back to health.
- Marine was later moved 70 miles away and had to leave Nubs behind.
- Nubs finds the Marine two days later despite 18 degree weather and rough terrain.
- Marine told to get rid of the Nubs.
- Marine starts a campaign to save Nubs.
I think it is the contrast at work here. There is something really special that touches me when you find people acting very humanely in such inhumane circumstances and times. I guess it’s an attempt for people to bring some degree of normalcy to a very unnormal situation.