 Dogs returning from war can suffer from mental fatigue and problems just like humans do. Some of these bomb-sniffing dogs have since retired from the military after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, they're just trying to live a dog's life. In this story, we visit with one hero dog who served his country and companion well while in Afghanistan. The dog's name is Staff Sergeant Helotus. He has been to war. He has worked long days, survived rocket blasts and firefights, and found lots of IEDs. We went through a lot of different situations, you know, I'd find IEDs, explosions. Helotus and one of them were getting rocketed one night and hit our hooch. When dogs returned from Afghanistan like Helotus, they suffered from a lot of the same struggles that humans face. Helotus wasn't performing well at work and was having trouble adjusting to being back for more. He would get frightened, start shaking, and become immobilized. In short, he had PTSD. So for medical reasons, Helotus was allowed to retire and his handler, Sergeant Justin Hagerty, adopted him. Now life for Helotus is full of family, food, and relaxing on his own, well deserved, personal couch. Today is a special day for both man and dog as his handler gets promoted. Hello to Sergeant First Class Helotus. After all they have been through, still side by side, their friendship and the story of their bond continues. For Army Broadcasting, I'm Specialist Johnny Hudson.