Veteran Vance MacFarland was deployed in Afghanistan when he met a brave bomb-sniffing German Shepherd dog named Ikar. Vance became Ikar’s first handler, and the pair held on to each other for support during the roughest of times during the war.
When Vance’s term was over, he tearfully bid farewell to Ikar. Ikar still had some years left on his service and Vance thought that he would never be able to see him again. When he was back at home, he would often worry about Ikar, but there was no way to know if the hard-working K9 was fine.
3 years later, Vance received several messages from people out of the blue, all enquiring him if he was the ex-handler for Ikar. As it turns out, Ikar’s service was over and he was taken in for a private job by a contractor. But they eventually abandoned him and the poor dog was left all alone. Vance wasted no time and agreed to adopt Ikar!
In this video, we see Vance anxiously waiting for Ikar. He fears that Ikar might not recognize him. But all his fears wash away the moment Ikar spots Vance. The canine comes leaping to Vance and snuggles up to him in a tight embrace. We are left wiping away tears after this emotionally charged reunion! Ikar will now spend the rest of his life comfortably in his forever home with Vance!
Click the video below to watch Vance’s reunion with Ikar after 3 long years!
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