A Heartwarming Hero’S Farewell Is Given To A Military Dog Suffering From Terminal Cancer

Cena, a bomb-sniffing black lab for the marines until he retired in 2014, receives hero’s send-off organized by his first wartime partner, Jeff DeYoung

Paige Alfred gives a kiss to Cena before they leave for his last ride in downtown Muskegon, Michigan.
Paige Alfred gives a kiss to Cena before they leave for his last ride in downtown Muskegon, Michigan

Hundreds of people in Michigan came together to salute and say a tear-filled final goodbye to a cancer-stricken dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the US Marines.

Lance Cpl Jeff DeYoung and Cena took the ride together.
Lance Cpl Jeff DeYoung and Cena took the ride together. Photograph: Joel Bissell/AP

Cena the black lab received a hero’s farewell Wednesday before being euthanized at a museum ship in Muskegon and carried off in a flag-draped coffin.

Cena was a bomb-sniffer for the marines until his retirement in 2014. He then became a service dog for Lance Cpl Jeff DeYoung, Cena’s first wartime partner.

DeYoung carries Cena aboard the LST 393 museum ship.
DeYoung carries Cena aboard the LST 393 museum ship. Photograph: Joel Bissell/AP

Cena was recently diagnosed with terminal bone cancer.

DeYoung organized the celebration for the dog. He said he wanted to take his dog on one last ride in a topless Jeep before Cena was put down. The Jeep was decorated and named “Cancer Response Team”.

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