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Bing, the dog of war who parachuted into France to become a D-Day hero
DailyMail.com ^
| April 17, 2012
| Paul Harris
Posted on 06/06/2016 7:37:50 PM PDT by chrisinoc
He must have looked a fearsome sight as he parachuted into the heart of occupied Europe.
His keen eyes scoured the battlefield for enemy troops and he was poised to hit the ground running.
It might not have been quite what the Germans were expecting from Britain's D-Day invasion force – but Bing the para-dog played a vital role in liberating France.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 19440606; bing; dday; dogsofwar; normandy; workingdogs; ww2
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This is the first I read of this hero dog. Thought I have read about every WW2 dog story.
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:37:50 PM PDT
by
chrisinoc
To: chrisinoc
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:41:47 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: chrisinoc
Even dogs back then were more manly and u feminized
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:44:05 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: chrisinoc
I'll take one good dog over a thousand human cowards any time, anywhere.
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:44:30 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(The Avatar is back by popular request.)
To: chrisinoc
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:46:41 PM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Fear is the mind killer.)
To: chrisinoc
Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war. Shakespeare.
To: chrisinoc
There are a lot of dogs serving with our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Read a great story of a bomb sniffing dog but I’m having a hard time finding it again. The story was from the dog’s point of view and it was a Belgian Malinois. They’re about two-thirds the size of a GS.
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posted on
06/06/2016 8:11:19 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: chrisinoc
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posted on
06/06/2016 8:24:52 PM PDT
by
Sans-Culotte
('''Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small''~ Theodore Dalrymple)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
06/06/2016 8:27:54 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: SkyDancer
Same envelope, just thinner.
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posted on
06/06/2016 8:36:19 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
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posted on
06/06/2016 9:03:36 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: chrisinoc
Q: What’s brown & white and looks good on a Nazi?
A: Bing, the para-dog!
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
06/06/2016 11:17:18 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Disco bloodbath boogie fever...)
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
06/06/2016 11:18:43 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Disco bloodbath boogie fever...)
To: blam
You’ll probably enjoy this.
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posted on
06/06/2016 11:39:52 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: chrisinoc
Cool story-thanks for sharing.
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posted on
06/07/2016 5:19:58 AM PDT
by
orchestra
((And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.))
To: Salamander
Dobermans are the only dog I don’t trust after being bitten by one a roommate owned. But then again, the dog was high strung and he felt the only way to control it was to beat her.......
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posted on
06/07/2016 5:36:38 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(My only regret in life is being too young to get to know my grandfathers before they died)
To: Hot Tabasco
OMG.
I’m sorry you’ve had judge them based on one that was being abused.
You *never* beat a Dobe.
They live to please their people and beating them breaks their mind and spirit, turning them into nervous, defensive wrecks.
So sorry for your experience.
:(
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posted on
06/07/2016 10:38:22 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Disco bloodbath boogie fever...)
To: Salamander
Dang. I’m impressed. Awesome pic.
To: Redcitizen
The USMC Devil Dog dog handlers *never* had to dig their foxholes.
The other guys did it for them, just so they could be near the handler and their dog as they slept.
"We sleep peacefully in our beds because rough men dogs stand ready to do violence on our behalf"
[tearjerker alert]
For over 40 years, they have watched over me as I sleep, too.
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:16:05 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Disco bloodbath boogie fever...)
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