The Ratchet Update 2: Ratchet finally leaves Iraq and possibly be home in Minnesota by Wednesday

Great news again folks!

I read this article from CNN.com citing that Ratchet has finally been picked up by Operation Baghdad Pups and had left Iraq this Sunday. I bet, by the time this blog is written, Ratchet is already on Kuwait where he will fly on a donated flight by Northwest Airlines bound for Washington. After being determined by a vetenirarian that Ratchet is well and good – that will be time he will be flown to Minnesota – to his new home and in the loving arms of Army Spc. Gwen Beberg’s family.

Here is an excerpt of the article:

Operation Baghdad Pups, which said the U.S. military prevented its first attempt to take Ratchet the dog on October 1, picked up the animal in Baghdad with military clearance and flew it to Kuwait on Sunday.

The dog is expected to be flown to Washington on Monday, and if a veterinarian determines it is healthy, sent to Sgt. Gwen Beberg’s home state on Wednesday, Baghdad Pups publicist Larry Garrison said.

On Sunday, private security contractors took Ratchet from a base to the airport, where OBP — which works with soldiers to help them bring adopted animals home — put Ratchet on the charter flight to Kuwait, Garrison said.

Northwest Airlines will donate the flights from Kuwait to Minnesota, Garrison said.

For full article, check on this link: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/19/iraq.ratchet.the.dog/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27267422/

Here is also a digg article that you can digg on also:

http://digg.com/pets_animals/Digg_users_save_Iraqi_Puppy_Ratchet_Heading_Home_On_Sunday

Here is the video I made for Ratchet, Spc. Beberg and Baghdad Pups:

Let’s keep up with our hopes until Ratchet is finally home in Minnesota. Thank you for all those who supported his release, signed the online petitions etc. etc. Kindly send this jubilant blog to your friends and families. Stay tuned for more Ratchet news!