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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:05 PM
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Honour sought for 'Soldier Bear' (BBC)
A campaign has been launched to build a permanent memorial to a bear which spent much of its life in Scotland - after fighting in World War II.
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He was found wandering in the hills of Iran by Polish soldiers in 1943.

They adopted him and as he grew he was trained to carry heavy mortar rounds.

When Polish forces were deployed to Europe the only way to take the bear with them was to "enlist" him.

So he was given a name, rank and number and took part in the Italian campaign.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7208505.stm

Mods: does NOT belong in GLBT.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:11 PM
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1. "Mods: does NOT belong in GLBT."
...maybe if he was a gay bear...
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:13 PM
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2. There are a lot of bears on DU ...
just check out those screen names. ;)
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