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The Journal News, NY, USA
Thursday, March 22, 2007

9 11 widow promotes service dog program

By BARBARA LIVINGSTON NACKMAN

VALHALLA - There is no doubt that a dog can brighten someone's day and be
trained to help those with extra needs.

Cathy Carilli, whose husband, Tom Sinton III of Croton-on-Hudson, died in
the 9/11 attacks, knows the solace that animals can bring all too well and
wants to share that - along with their practical assistance -with wounded
veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Carilli has created The Tower of Hope Foundation and planned tonight's
fundraiser, "Lighting the Path," in lower Manhattan to help train dogs to 
assist veterans who have lost limbs in combat.

"During my darkest moments after losing (my husband), it was our pets that
gave me comfort when I was alone," said Carilli, who explained that her
tiger-like savannah cats cuddled with her in the kitchen and reminded her
that she wasn't alone, even though her heart was breaking.

Sinton was at the trading desk at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of
the north tower of the World Trade Center when the plane hit. He is one of
the 109 Westchester residents remembered at "The Rising," the county's
memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla to those killed in the terror 
attacks.

Carilli, 46, a portfolio manager at U.S. Trust in New York City, remarried
in 2004 and last month moved to Sleepy Hollow. She sought to turn the 
tragedy and sadness of the attacks into something positive and in the proper
image of her late husband, whom she described as exuberant, smart and full
of life.

"Afghanistan and Iraq are a direct result of 9/11, and these (soldiers) are
our heroes - and so many are coming back with terrible disabilities," she 
said. "Irrespective of what our politicians are fighting over, these people
have volunteered and deserve our help and our respect."

The foundation directors have set a goal of raising at least a half- million
dollars for animal training centers that spend roughly $25,000 a year per 
dog.

"I know I can't stop terrorists, but at least I can improve the quality of
life for some people," Carilli said.

Veteran Luke Murphy is hoping for his own assistance dog.

Murphy, a staff sergeant in the Army's 101st Airborne Division, was injured
by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on April 25. He lost his right
leg from above his knee and his left leg is badly banged up, he said last
month while undergoing occupational therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C.

"I haven't worked with a dog yet, but I think one could really be effective.
I don't really want a cane," said Palm City, Fla., man said. "I could be the
only guy who can bring an animal into public places. I think an animal will
give some physical and moral support, and a dog, when trained, can be very
responsive to commands."

Murphy said he hopes to take college classes and is counting on an
assistance dog to help carry his books, open doors, reach things he can't
get to and even guide him in walking.

The 25-year-old is working with NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Veterans,
which last year was the first service dog program to be invited to Walter
Reed to meet with returning soldiers.

Sheila O'Brien, executive director of NEADS, said the dogs can "bring smiles
to the veterans' faces and can offer assistance to them."

"We are making the world better one dog at a time," she said.

The concept is to train dogs to help injured veterans gain better mobility
and to give them more confidence in public situations.

"Veterans have given everything, and it is time for us to give back to
them," she said.

There are large numbers of disabled men and women coming back from overseas,
many of them young and eager to re-enter the larger world, she added.

Barbara Jenkel of Chappaqua, who volunteers with East Coast Assistance Dogs,
is interested in the veterans program and has trained dogs for a variety of
assistance tasks.

"People living with a disability want to get back into society," she said,
holding the leash of a friendly golden retriever, Bip, at the Valhalla
memorial. "A Seeing Eye dog is a 'tell me' dog, but a service dog is an 'ask
me' dog."

Dogs have long been used in the military and can be trained to help former
soldiers in other ways, she added.

The Tower of Hope Foundation has rallied support from a Sleepy Hollow-based
veterinarian, Dr. Brian Green of Carmel. Green and his wife, Dr. Kathy
Noone, also a veterinarian, are longtime friends of Carilli's. Green will be
honored at the foundation's gala with a Beacon of Light Award.

"It is a real honor to be one of the first recognized by the foundation and
to help Cathy with this wonderful project," Green said. "There is no doubt
that animals make a difference in people's lives, and I'm glad to be a part
of this."

Reach Barbara Livingston Nackman at 
bnackman at lohud. <mailto:bnackman%40lohud.com> com
or 845-228-2272.

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