Lance Corporal Abraham Tarwoe was killed on 4/12/12 in Afghanistan during combat operations in Helmand Provence serving with the U.S. Marines when he stepped on an IED. After graduating from West Side High School in Newark N.J., Tarwoe enlisted in the Marine Corps and reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C. on June 2009. After graduating from boot camp and attending School Infantry East in Jacksonville, N.C., he reported for duty to 2nd Bn., 9th Marines Expeditionary Force where he was serving as a mortar man and had additional duties as a military dog Handler. Tarwoe deployed with Weapons Company to Marjah district in 2010 and returned again in December 2011.At the age of seven he and his family left Liberia to escape the civil war there and made his home in Providence Rhode Island. Tarwoe was buried with full military honors and buried back in his home town of Liberia where he was born. His K9 Yeager survived the blast but suffered shrapnel wounds in the chest and nose and lost part of his ear. This incident left K9 Yeager with lingering bladder issues. which lead to his early retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps. K9 Yeager, a Marine Corps improvised explosive detection dog , carried out more than 100 combat patrols and was awarded two Purple Hearts after an IED explosion in Helmand province, Afghanistan. 12-year-old K9 Yeager is showing signs of aging. When Tarwoe was killed in action, during the service Yeager refused to leave the cross decorated with his helmet and gear and had to pull him away. His wife was given the opportunity to adopt Yeager. Due to Yeager’s injuries, he is now considered a special needs K9. With a newborn baby and the emotional and financial stress of losing her husband, Lance Cpl. Tarwoe’s wife was unable to give Yeager the necessary care he required. Because of this, K9 Yeager needed to be adopted out to a new home. K9 Yeager was adopted by a family in North Carolina. Yeager has diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, bladder control issues, and hearing loss, which costs his new owners around $500 a month in medical expenses After hearing about project K-9 Hero, Yeager’s new owners reached out to us with his story and asked for assistance with Yeager based on the financial needs and monetary burden placed on the family Due to the exigent circumstances, the Project K-9 Hero Board of Directors voted unanimously to move Yeager to the top of the list and place him into the program immediately. Project K-9 Hero is now covering 100% of the medical bills for Yeager and are committed to doing so for the rest of his life. Lance Corporal Abraham Tarwoe leaves behind his wife Juah B. Kelly and his 18 month old son, Avant J. Kar.
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