Humans Weren’t The Only War Heroes
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Although every nation involved in World War II awarded military honors to its bravest, most self-sacrificing, and most cunning soldiers and officers by the time all was said and done, they weren’t the only ones to receive recognition.
Indeed, Allied nations also honored some animals for playing their own key roles in their victory. While some of those animals (like the Polish bear Wojtek) were unusual and unlikely war heroes, many were carrier pigeons like the one this English squad is training to handle.