This is Recil (human) and Cyrus (a six year old orange tabby). Recil’s wife, Alondra, says when she saw this photo from 2003, “I knew I was making the right decision to marry this man.”

Although Cyrus is no longer alive, Alondra says he had a great life full of love. She also says, “My husband is just now coming home from Iraq and my warm feelings for him burn hot with love, especially when I look at these and other photos of him with our cats and dogs.”

Welcome home, Recil! Hope you have a wonderful reunion with your human and animal family members!