Speaking of feel-good, treacly stuff: enjoy the story of an Iraqi mutt named Hero, arriving on a plane to New York City today, and on his way to a new home in New Hampshire.

Hero’s arrival has been long awaited by Skip and Ronda Rollins, the Newport couple that plans to take the dog in. Their son, Spc. Justin Rollins, was one of the soldiers who discovered the pup, among a litter of newborn puppies, outside an Iraqi police station in March.

One day later, Rollins was killed by a roadside bomb.

“That was one of the last things we talked about,” his girlfriend, Brittney Murray, said. “He said, ‘I can’t wait for you to see these new pictures I got. I know you’re going to go crazy.’”

The photos show Rollins playing with his tiny new friends.

“You can see it in the pictures: He’s happy,” Murray said.

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