Posted on 03/01/2005 7:51:08 AM PST by ShadowDancer
Iraqi Cat Who Helped U.S. Troops Finds American Home
POSTED: 9:46 am EST March 1, 2005
BANGOR, Maine -- A little Iraqi has a new home in Maine.
H.P. the cat was adopted by National Guard troopers serving with the 152nd Field Artillery Battalion. Spc. Jesse Cote said the cat was starving and toothless when they found it.
But the GI's were able to nurse H.P. back to health. The cat ate and slept with the soldiers and even helped them. Cote said H.P. would be the first to react to mortar fire and was their warning of incoming.
When the soldiers were returning to Maine, they raised $700 to fly H.P. to the United States . No one's sure how H.P. got its name -- but Cote said it could stand for Here Puss.
A Viking kitty, perhaps?
Oh, that is so sweet. Something about a guy who loves kitties. Just makes you want to kiss 'em.
What a lucky little kitty. I've seen quite a few of these stories about service members finding animals, keeping them while they are in Iraq and then finding a way to get them home. Usually dogs, though. Glad to see a kitty story.
Feed him a diet rich in trolls to fatten him up.
FormerLib wrote:
A Viking kitty, perhaps?
picture?
I have to warn everyone who loves animals -- traveling most places overseas, you'll see animal abandonment, starvation, multilation, and death that will make you cry. Not for the faint-hearted.
I was going to lie to you about how I really really love kitties,
but I see you're married so never mind.
I got a visit 2 weeks ago from an Afghan Afghanhound that was brought back in January by a Marine. Same kind of story, this hound was really good at hearing the incoming mortar so this Marine paid attention and stayed safe. The hound now has a home in Texas with the Marine's family. :-)
Anyone want to guess what H.P. really stands for?
I was going to make a suggestion when I posted this but I figured I would upset someone.
Higher Power!
Kitty ping
I like that one! I figured most suggestions would be along the lines of what ShadowDancer hinted at!
Hairy Packard?
I hate it when that happens. The most intriguing question remains unanswered.
How does a toothless cat get a new set of choppers?
> A Viking kitty, perhaps?
In the tradition of Harold Bluetooth, it seems.
sick and twisted. :-P
> Anyone want to guess what H.P. really stands for?
Well, since the cat has tentacles, and those who annoy it are found with a look of stark madness forever graven into their dead faces....
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftagn!
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