On May 1, 2011 when Americans heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed by American forces, the news was particularly stunning because there were absolutely no news leaks.
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Sallie was just a puppy when she was given to the captain of an infantry regiment drilling in Pennsylvania. She became the unit’s beloved mascot. Sallie Joins the 11th Volunteer
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Last week one of the featured dogs in our series was Sinbad, a mascot for the Coast Guard during the late 1930s-40s.
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When Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, Americans worried what part of the country would be attacked next? Oil fields off the California shoreline? Factories in the Midwest?
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Chips was a mutt–a mix of German Shepherd, Collie, and Siberian Husky–living happily with the Edward Wren family in Pleasantville, New York when World War II began. The United States
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Stubby was a mixed breed dog who adopted an infantry unit long before the military added a K-9 Corps. Stubby was a pup (probably part pit bull or Boston terrier)
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