The Soldier Was Gone for 1,000 Days. The Dog’s Reaction Broke the Entire Platoon. CHAPTER 1 The pain in Daniel’s leg was a living thing today. It was a sharp, grinding heat that started in his titanium-reinforced ankle and shot straight up to his hip, syncing perfectly with the gray, humid throb of the North Carolina morning. He killed the engine of his rusted Ford F-150 but didn’t open the door. Through the rain-streaked windshield, the chain-link fence of the Fort Liberty K9 Training Center lo