HLS 15RS-953 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 48
BY REPRESENTATIVES HONORE AND HAVARD
COMMENDATIONS: Commends former Marine Corporal Jared Heine and K-9 partner
Spike upon their civilian reunion after military service
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend former Marine Corporal Jared Heine of St. Francisville and his military dog,
3 Spike.
4 WHEREAS, Jared Heine joined the Marines in 2008; his first assignment was to the
5artillery, where he volunteered to train as an explosives finder; and
6 WHEREAS, Corporal Heine was paired with Spike, and the two trained for eight
7months; Spike learned to follow vocal and hand commands from Corporal Heine, how to
8sniff out explosives, and how to signal the presence of the deadly ordnance; and
9 WHEREAS, the team of Corporal Heine and Spike arrived in Afghanistan in early
102011 and were assigned to Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, where the team
11located approximately ten explosives and, in the process, saved lives; and
12 WHEREAS, an explosion of one of the found bombs caused a brain injury that sent
13Corporal Heine stateside; Spike was paired with a new handler and returned to combat while
14Corporate Heine recuperated from his injury and was discharged from the military; and
15 WHEREAS, at the end of Spike's military service, he was sent to a North Carolina
16facility that provides dogs to police forces; and
17 WHEREAS, the bond formed between Corporal Heine and Spike was so strong that
18Mr. Heine yearned to reunite with his canine friend, but because of several reassignments
19for Spike to the civilian police service, the search required assistance from the organization
20Boots and Collars, which helps reunite military K-9 handlers and their former dogs, and the
21Military Working Dogs Facebook page; and
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HCR NO. 48
1 WHEREAS, after months of searching, on February 11, 2015, Mr. Heine and his
2mother Mary Heine arrived on the steps of the Virginia Capitol where Mr. Heine finally was
3reunited with his best animal friend, as police and Marines in attendance held back tears of
4happiness.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
6commend and extend best wishes to former Marine Corporal Jared Heine and Spike, who
7were finally reunited; and does hereby express heartfelt thanks to both for their military
8service to the country.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
10to Jared Heine.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 48 Original 2015 Regular Session Honore
Commends Jared Heine and his military dog Spike for their military service and reunion in
civilian life.
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