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STRAY TO STATE - THE STORY OF A RARE SOLDIER
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ergeant Stubby is one of the most decorated soldiers of the American Army. He saved countless lives, saw more combat and performed many badass feats than any other soldier in the First World War. He was unconscious of danger and his devotion to duty was 100 %. Stubby was not a man; but a DOG!! A stray dog in New Haven, Connecticut, U S A!!!
Born in 1916, his life was humble hungry, cold, lonely and hopping between garbage bins in search of food. At that time, the soldiers of 102nd Regiment, 26th Infantry Division of the American Army were being trained in the Yale University campus. They were getting ready for deployment in the battle field.
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One day, this little cur ventured into the parade ground. Though desolate and dejected, he was adorable. A soldier, John Robert Conroy took him to the barrack and gave him food. He was a bull terrier and Conroy named him *”Stubby”* . The other soldiers also liked him and he slept in the barrack. He hanged around the parade ground and started learning military ways. Conroy taught him to salute superior officers by raising his forepaw to his brow. He even learned to recognise bugle calls and imitated what the soldiers did.
Orders came for the 102nd Regiment to move to France. The ship SS Minnesota was ready to set sail. Conroy smuggled Stubby on board by stuffing him into his ‘great coat’. When Conroy released Executive Knowledge Lines
