A former Marine with a lot of grit, even David Pond was running out of gas. After returning to civilian life, Pond struggled to find his footing as he waded through school, only breathing again when he was reunited with the bomb-sniffing dog he served with. Now, Pond is turning his efforts to helping other veterans so they don’t have to struggle in the way he did. Pond had been deployed for his second tour in December 2010.