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	'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] ~~veteran~~ who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.		'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a former active duty [[United States Marine Corps]] corporal who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>

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	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Leavey enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 2003 and completed recruit training at the [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island]] in [[South Carolina]].<ref name="Leavey">[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/stories-of-valor/megan-leavey-corporal-united-states-marine-corps National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Megan Leavey]</ref> Afterwards, she attended and completed the Military Police school in San Antonio, Texas where she joined the K-9 program and was paired with a [[dogs in warfare\|military working dog]] named "Rex" (E168) in October 2004.<ref name="lohud.com">[https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/movies/2017/06/02/megan-leavey-sgt-rex/354816001/ Iohud. "Real-life Megan Leavey talks about the Marines and Sgt, Rex", June 2/9, 2017]</ref> Leavey was stationed next at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton\|Camp Pendleton]], California, assigned as a military police dog handler with the 2nd Military Police Battalion, [[II Marine Expeditionary Force]] (FWD).		Leavey enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 2003 and completed recruit training at the [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island]] in [[South Carolina]].<ref name="Leavey">[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/stories-of-valor/megan-leavey-corporal-united-states-marine-corps National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Megan Leavey]</ref> Afterwards, she attended and completed the Military Police school in San Antonio, Texas, where she joined the K-9 program and was paired with a [[dogs in warfare\|military working dog]] named "Rex" (E168) in October 2004.<ref name="lohud.com">[https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/movies/2017/06/02/megan-leavey-sgt-rex/354816001/ Iohud. "Real-life Megan Leavey talks about the Marines and Sgt, Rex", June 2/9, 2017]</ref> Leavey was stationed next at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton\|Camp Pendleton]], California, assigned as a military police dog handler with the 2nd Military Police Battalion, [[II Marine Expeditionary Force]] (FWD).

	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

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	'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] ~~Veteran~~ who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.		'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] veteran who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and ~~Leavy~~ and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavy and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age in December 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavy and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>

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	'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] Veteran of who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.		'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] Veteran who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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There are no former Marines. ONCE A MARINE ALWAYS A MARINE. She is a Marine Corps Veteran.

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	'''Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a ~~former~~ [[United States Marine Corps]] ~~corporal~~ who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.		'''Corporal Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] Veteran of who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	'''Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] corporal who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.		'''Megan Leavey''' (born October 28, 1983) is a former [[United States Marine Corps]] corporal who served as a [[Military Police]] [[Police dog\|K9]] handler.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and ~~Leavy~~ and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavey and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>

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	The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>		The pair served two deployments in [[Iraq]] together, first to [[Fallujah]] in May 2005, and then to [[Ramadi]] in May 2006, where she and the [[German Shepherd]] were both wounded the following September by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) while she and her dog were leading a U.S. Army patrol down a street.<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|title=Marines. "MP receives Purple Heart medal", March 8, 2007 \|access-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055201/https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536558/mp-receives-purple-heart-medal/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Leavey was awarded the [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="pendleton.marines.mil"/>

	Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavy and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age in December 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Leavey first sought to adopt Rex before she was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in December 2007 with the rank of corporal.<ref name=dailynews>{{cite news\|last=Coffey\|first=Wayne\|title=Iraq veteran Megan Leavey and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex set to be honored by the Yankees \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/veteran-megan-leavey-bomb-sniffing-dog-rex-set-honored-yankees-article-1.1077042 \|work=[[Daily News (New York)\|Daily News]] \|location=New York \|date=May 12, 2012\|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Leavey"/> Four years later, when Rex developed [[Facial nerve paralysis\|facial palsy]] that ended his bomb-sniffing duties, Leavey again petitioned the Marine Corps for his adoption.<ref name=dailynews/><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web \|last1=Martinez \|first1=Luis \|title=Sgt. Rex and Ex-Marine Handler to Be Reunited\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/sgt-rex-and-ex-marine-handler-to-be-reunited/\|publisher=[[ABC News]]\|date=March 19, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In April 2012, "Sergeant Rex" was retired by the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit and Leavy and the dog were reunited through the intervention and support of Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Randy Levine]] (and his wife Mindy), president of the [[New York Yankees]] baseball club, and others.<ref name="lohud.com"/><ref name=dailynews/><ref name="CBS New York">{{cite news\|title=Beloved Bomb-Sniffing Dog Who Retired To Live With Marine Handler Dies\|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/beloved-bomb-sniffing-dog-who-retired-to-live-with-marine-handler-dies/\|publisher=[[CBS New York]] \|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> While living with Leavey, Rex died of old age on December 22, 2012.<ref name="CBS New York"/><ref>{{cite web\|title=Combat Dog Known as Sgt. Rex Dies, 8 Months After Being Reunited With Marine\|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|publisher=[[NBC News]]\|date=December 27, 2012\|access-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-date=June 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034315/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sergeant-Rex-Dies-Combat-Dog-German-Shepherd-Megan-Leavey-184936571.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>		Leavey and Rex became the subject of the 2017 biographical film ''[[Megan Leavey (film)\|Megan Leavey]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lincoln \|first1=Ross A.\|date=August 6, 2015 \|title=Kate Mara Enlists In Biopic About Iraq War Hero Megan Leavey \|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kate-mara-meagan-leavey-biopic-gabriela-cowperthwaite-1201493843/ \|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Leavey is portrayed by [[Kate Mara]], and had a [[cameo appearance]] in the film as "Female Drill Instructor #3". In 2019, she was one of two recipients of the Genesis Legacy Medal which was presented to her by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Randall \|first1=Mike \|title=Genesis Medals awarded to pair of veterans \|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|website=Times Herald-Record \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403231014/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191003/genesis-medals-awarded-to-pair-of-veterans \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.purpleheartmission.org/genesis-legacy-medal National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Genesis Legacy Medal]</ref>