this group in the plane are mostly volunteers. we re all here for a fund-raiser for jimmy hatch s charity spike s k9 fund which raises money to protect the lives of police dogs, buying them bullet proof vests. she s an athlete. i met jimmy two years ago when i interviewed him for a story. he served in the navy for almost 26 years. most of it as part of a special mission unit. jimmy doesn t like to make a big deal of it. he has seen a lot of combat in his life. he has done some remarkable things to help protect us. on his last mission in afghanistan in 2009, jimmy was critically wounded in the leg by a taliban fighter while searching for army private bowe bergdahl. his life was saved partly
canine units around the country, often posing as a bad guy, a decoy, to help train the dogs and get them used to wearing these vests. in some situations, the dogs are sent in when it s too risky to send a police officer. the dogs find the suspect and grab on to him. it gives police officers valuable time to apprehend him. volunteering as a decoy is not glamorous work. jimmy spends a lot of time getting bitten by dogs over and over again. this dog is wearing a custom-made bulletproof vest that spike s canine fund got for him. it s lightweight so it doesn t slow the dog down but it will protect him. it can save his life as well as the life of his human handler. these vests aren t cheap. they cost about $2,500 apiece. all of this training helps the dogs and their police handlers get better. and though the dogs look scary,
getting close to something. and then before i realized what was there, he took a couple rounds to the head. remko was killed. jimmy was badly wounded in the leg. he had to retire from the navy. that didn t mean that jimmy retired from serving. he found a new mission, by founding spike s canine, named for spike, in the military in 2006. for me, who handled the dog, it was my duty to make sure he was protected. when the dog gets hurt or killed, you failed. jimmy is dedicating his life to help train and protect police and military dogs. jimmy helps police department
leno, but jimmy doesn t need me. he s got so much love from so many people, and all those hundred dollar bills. i watched it and i agree completely. he crushed it. it was a terrific performance. that s what the post said. big numbers, too. amazing first-night ratings. he beat jay leno, if i m not mistaken. paramount studios is set to release a biblical themed film starring russell crowe. here s a clip. we build a vessel to survive the storm. we build an ark. he ended everything. beginning. beginning of everything. but faith-based audiences are
i still incredibly love jay leno, but jimmy doesn t need me. he s got so much love from so many people, and all those hundred dollar bills. i watched it and i agree completely. he crushed it. it was a terrific performance. that s what the post said. big numbers, too. amazing first-night ratings. he beat jay leno, if i m not mistaken. paramount studios is set to release a biblical themed film starring russell crowe. here s a clip. we build a vessel to survive the storm. we build an ark. he ended everything. beginning. beginning of everything. but faith-based audiences are