'Solemn honor': A Texas service dog who has traveled on 250+ Southwest flights returns home.

 Kaya, a German shepherd who has served for a long time, went home to Texas last week.

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On February 2, Kaya, a German Shepherd service dog who was taking her final flight, boarded a flight from Dallas to Love Field.

The airplane pilot advised the passengers that Kaya, who was traveling with her handler Cole Lyle, had just received a fatal cancer diagnosis.

According to the pilot, Kaya has undergone training to support veterans' mental health. Her role in the PAWS Act, which established a program to train dogs for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was even more crucial.

She flew on Southwest's planes more than 250 times with Cole, a Marine Corps veteran.

The pilot remarked, "We have the sorrowful privilege of carrying her on what will be her last trip" as she returned home to rest where she was born and where she had first met Cole.

After the pilot's announcement, the entire flight cheered, and Kaya got out of her blanket.

After the plane touched down in Dallas, Cole assisted Kaya in disembarking, and Southwest provided a wheelchair to help with her mobility issues in the terminal.

Cole tweeted about Kaya passing away abruptly a few days later.

"My heart is broken and I'm numb without," Cole added.

Nonetheless, it is joyful now that you are pain-free. I like the way you embody "Semper Fidelis."

Cole gave a WFAA interview where he discussed how Kaya saved his life.

Throughout his six years in the Marine Corps, Cole deployed to Afghanistan. Then, with PTSD, he went back to North Texas.

"I tried both therapy and medicine. The drugs' effects were contrary. I deteriorated and was about to become a veteran suicide statistic "Added Cole.

He was looking for anything that might be useful when he came across a fellow veteran with a service dog.

He discovered Kaya, the runt of a litter of purebred German Shepard puppies born between Denton and Fort Worth.

He revealed that she had undergone specialized training to help him with dream awakening, preventing panic attacks, and other related things.

Cole says Kaya stopped him from killing himself.

A dog "may be a fantastic thing to keep you around," he said. If you get to that point, you'll probably reply, "Well, I can't leave the dog," and look down at the creature. The dog would miss having me around.

Cole's graduation from A&M was aided by Kaya, who also received her degree at the same time.

When Cole was chosen to serve as the US Senate's counselor on legislation pertaining to veterans, he first became aware of the power of a four-legged lobbyist.

Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress were convinced by them to support the PAWS Act.

Kaya was having a charmed and powerful life in the nation's capital. She was well-known and loved by politicians, made trips to the White House and the U.S. Capitol, and made friends with athletes and renowned individuals.

Yet a cancer diagnosis abruptly put an end to that idyllic existence.

She was unable to eat due to a tumor below her tongue, and due to balance issues, she was also unable to walk or play.

"I didn't want her to continue to be in pain and suffer after all the misery and suffering that she stopped," Cole said through tears.

He said, "I didn't want her to die in Virginia" because she was born and raised in Texas.

For that reason, Cole and Kaya flew Southwest Airlines on their final trip. When Kaya landed in Dallas, his friends, family, and fellow soldiers said farewell.

Cole later drove her to College Station, where they visited all of their old haunts. Cole held her at a pond near the Bush School of Government and Public Service for a while.

The Small Animal Teaching Hospital then gently helped Kaya fall asleep without end.

Although it was very tough to wake up for the first time without her, Cole continued, "She had a significant impact and a wonderful legacy. "If there is any solace in her narrative, it is that so many people are identifying with it and, possibly, aiding so many veterans.