With each phone call home, the troops describe a mission unlike any other. One soldier from Tennessee told his father that from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. every day, his only task is to walk around Chinatown.

Paws of War, a nonprofit that rescues dogs for veterans and first responders, reunited Sergeant Stormy and his dog Jasmine in early December Jasmine is now able to support Stormy as he undergoes ...