Soldier flies to LI to reunite with stray dog she befriended in Kosovo
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Sgt. Erin Guthrie, a member of the Oregon National Guard, flew to Long Island to reunite with Meeka, the stray dog she befriended while she was deployed on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo earlier this year. Credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas