WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Some special passengers arrived at Eisenhower National Airport Thursday.

They were two service dogs for Midwest Battle Buddies, who will then give them to local veterans.

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The animals are from Aggie Guide-Dogs and Service-Dogs, a student-run organization at Texas A&M University that provides the first year or so of training.

“Many of our veterans cannot start a pup. It is just too stressful to start a pup and train it through the whole two years. So them taking these dogs through 12 to 18 months and bringing them to someone who has too much anxiety to be able to do that, it means the world to them,” said Chip Neumann with Midwest Battle Buddies.

Daniel Baxtor, one of the veterans who will be given one of the dogs, met them at the airport.

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