Gemini Cricket
01-25-2008, 11:55 AM
I thought this was such a cool yet odd story:
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.
The bear - named Voytek - was adopted in the Middle East by Polish troops in 1943, becoming much more than a mascot. The large animal even helped their armed forces to carry ammunition at the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7208505.stm)
:)
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.
The bear - named Voytek - was adopted in the Middle East by Polish troops in 1943, becoming much more than a mascot. The large animal even helped their armed forces to carry ammunition at the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7208505.stm)
:)