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April 9th, 2012

Megan Leavey, wearing a pair of Prosperity bracelets, with Sgt. Rex.

Former marine Megan Leavey is reunited with partner after six years. Leavey was granted custody of Sgt. Rex, a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd, after a public petition to save the brave canine.

In 2006, Leavey and Sgt. Rex were both injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. While Leavey was sent home and discharged for her wounds, Rex was sent back to Iraq to put his highly-skilled sniffer back to saving lives.

At 10 years-old, Sgt. Rex was retired but at risk of being put down, as military dogs often have a hard time acclimating to civilian life and are deemed unadoptable. However Leavey waited a long time for Rex’s retirement and worked tirelessly to adopt him.

Her mission to be reunited with her canine-comrade became public thanks to Senator Charles Schumer for starting an online petition that gathered over 20,000 signatures.

Luckily for Sgt. Rex, it worked and he was adopted by Leavey last week.

Same Sky would like to extend their warmest congratulations to this brave duo.

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TESTIMONIALS

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Joanna Wnorowski

I saw the Inside Edition episode showing the story on Same Sky. While it was playing I grabbed the Ipad and got on the website and ordered 2 bracelets. I support a few other organizations and I have never been so proud as I am for doing this. I hope these women know how much we look up to them. God bless all of you and all of the people involved. I wish I could hug all of you. After taking another look today on the website I am already thinking of ordering another bracelet.

Nicole Carroll

If you haven't checked out this site, the women that hand craft the jewelry or the 'cause' behind it you should. The jewelry is beautiful!!!

Kathy Lunsford Griffin

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Kaley Egelhoff

These Rwanadan women who have survived AIDS and the genocide, are making the most beautiful glass bead bracelets and they get the proceeds, for the firat time in their lives thaty have food and shelter and the necessities of life. We all NEED to order a bracelet, NO, they are not cheap but consider it charity! You will feel good about it and have a beautiful bracelet to show for it.

Wanda Ferguson Steele

Dear Asante – it is because of women like you that the world is so wonderful. I am proud to wear my bracelet. I actually got rid of my Pandora bracelet and took my two Pandora charms and wear them on my Same Sky black bracelet. It is actually quite fashionable and I talk about SameSky all of the time. It is nightime here and as I look up at the stars there you are – under the same sky. Please keep up the good hard work. The children of this world need you.

Michael