The movie was very touching. And the fact that most all of these heroes were left behind, very sad. Actually, in reality, Rain would have most likely been left behind; not returned home to the little girl. I saw a special recently on war dog heores. One soldier who served in Vietnam was recounting the incredible deeds and loyalty of his fellow "soldier;" his best friend. Tears were pouring down the face of this big, burly guy. He said that many of the soldier dogs, unbelieveably, were shot (by the army!) or just left behind to fend for themselves, and probably die a very sad death. This soldier was so upset by this. He actually purchased a beautiful plot at a pet cemetary and erected the most fitting and beautiful statue/war dog memorial for his beloved and fallen commrade. I think it's being aired on Monday.....Animal Planet has an in depth documentary on these magnificent heroes, what they did to save so many lives, and sadly, how we abandoned them.