The Marine Corps granted the adoption of Eli by the parents of Pfc Rusk
Coverage of the adoption of Eli, a USMC infantry explosives detector dog, by the family of Marine Corps Private First Class Colton W. Rusk, a military working dog handler, who died on Dec. 6, 2010, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps granted the adoption of Eli by the parents of Pfc Rusk, Darrell and Kathy Rusk of Orange Grove, Texas.