Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley for October 06, 2005

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Dogs in War. More than 100,000 dogs served in the U.S. military in the 20th century, but to date there is no national war dogs monument. 2 notable war dogs were: Stubby, WWI. A stray, Stubby was smuggled to France aboard a troop ship. He served in many large battles, was wounded, captured a German spy single-pawedly, located wounded soldiers, and in one instance alerted his soldiers to a surprise mustard gas attack. He is the most decorated war dog in U.S. history. Chips, WWII. During the invasion of Sicily, Chips stormed an enemy machine gun pillbox, cornering 4 soldiers. Later that night he helped capture 10 more. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for Valor. Sergeant Stubby