Luis Carlos Montalván

“The first thing everyone notices is the dog.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“But for Ricky,Andrew,Mary & me the world stopped when those dogs entered the room.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Some assistance dogs also wear harnesses that have a large solid, handle, intended for use instead of a leash.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“We aren't just service dog and master, Tuesday and I are also best friends. Kindred souls, Brothers. Whatever you want to call…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“I am, in fact, committed to being honest with myself so that I can overcome this situation. This includes not succumbing to…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“As always when I was in trouble, I looked down at Tuesday. I could see his concern, but also his confidence in…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“where the Army we loved sold us out for careerist brass, a war-porn-fixated media and military-industrial-complex corporate greed; where the only honor…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“[it] isn't something you just get over. You don't go back to being who you were. It's more like a snow globe.…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“But knowing the difficulties didn't make Tuesday's lack of focus easier for me. When Tuesday was distracted, I felt unsure. In the…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it. —KATHERINE ANNE PORTER”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Moments of quiet friendship are what make life-everyone's life-grand”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. —KAHLIL GIBRAN”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“The dogs brought it all back to, you know, to the human side.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Moments of quiet friendship are what life-makes everyone's life-grand".”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Why don't you grab a chair," I joked, "and sit down!" And then, like she so often did, Mary smiled.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“This is who I am. I am loving but wounded, and I need someone to take me as I am.”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“enrage them and escalate the situation? These weren’t combatants. These were frustrated civilians,”

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“There is no heroism without responsibility; there is no shining example without an honest accounting of actions. There is no valor for…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“When he lay beside me with his dog-breath sighs, it was if he was saying, Give me your sadness. I will take…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“It's not just his understanding of me, although that's part of it. With a word, Tuesday can guide me to dozens of…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Whenever I needed a reassuring touch, Tuesday was there. He was my miracle dog. I already loved him and depended on him…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“That's the moment when Tuesday, after all his caution, stopped being just my service dog, and my emotional support, and my conversation…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“For the senior officers in Iraq, at least in 2005-2006, the responsibility was to the men at the top, the media, the…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“When I put my hand on his head,he stepped onto the couch and raised his face to my own. We stared at…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“A few days later, Tuesday quietly crossed our apartment as I read a book and, after a nudge against my arm, put…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“Maybe PTSD really is triggered by a single incident, a stressor, as it's known in the psychiatric community, and maybe the attack…

— Luis Carlos Montalván

“‎'After a few seconds, I knew Tuesday was listening. He locked into my eyes, and a calm came over him that I…

— Luis Carlos Montalván