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military | philanthropy | business | family | pets Focus are euthanized each year primarily for lack of space or behavior issues. And that is where Shelter to Soldier comes in. Founded in 2012, the nonprofit adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to be psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, brain injuries, and other combat trauma, helping both service members and canines recover and move forward. Every day, 17 U.S. veterans are lost to suicide, and the number is rising among active duty personnel as well. Indeed, the suicide rate among military members has increased to the point the figure has not only eclipsed the number of troops lost in battle this year, but is on pace to set an annual record for deaths by suicide since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan two decades ago. Meanwhile, more than one million shelter dogs Saving Lives, Two at a Time SHELTER TO SOLDIER EXPANDS ITS LIFESAVING MISSION BY BILL ABRAMS COURTESY PHOTO >> @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2025 57 Shelter to Soldier Morale Dogs in training, Lady and Raider, on the USS Midway where they train weekly in preparation for life on the ship