Brandon Harker recently returned to his home state of Washington after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan and wanted nothing more than to hug and pet his beloved dog Oakley.

Gunner—a bomb-sniffing yellow Lab with the Marines in Afghanistan—has canine post-traumatic stress disorder. He can't sniff for bombs because every loud sound makes him run and hide. Sad, scared boy. WAR HURTS DOGS. RECONSIDER, AMERICA. [WSJ. Pic via]

Here is a story that maybe should be "getting more play:" Al Qaeda is "certain" to attack America in the next six months—possibly killing you in the process. Even worse, other enemies are preparing to rain terror from above.