GREEN BAY – It had been two years since U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fletcher and his military dog Dasty last saw each other, but man and man’s best friend were reunited over the weekend in Green Bay.
The two had spent four years together, including a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan, where they slept together in a tent in an active combat zone. They went on to travel the world together, including multiple Secret Service missions protecting Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
When Fletcher was honorably discharged in 2022, the two were separated. But when Fletcher learned the 11-year-old Dutch shepherd was retiring due to old age, he got in touch with American Humane , an animal welfare nonprofit, to help bring the dog to his new home in Green Bay to live with his family…