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1 posted on 07/12/2004 6:01:01 PM PDT by PetroniDE

To: 7.62 x 51mm; 4catsinmaryland; 4mycountry; abner; Aeronaut; Allegra; alnick; Anoreth; Bahbah; ...

2 posted on 07/12/2004 6:01:50 PM PDT by PetroniDE (A.N.S.W.E.R and IndyMedia -- AMERICA'S FIFTH COLUMN !!!)

Thank you ,Petronide!

3 posted on 07/12/2004 6:04:56 PM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)

4 posted on 07/12/2004 6:19:56 PM PDT by squarebarb

Nemo is a beautiful and very lucky kitten. Have a very happy life Nemo!
Thank you for these Kitty Caption threads, they restore my sanity, a respite from all the politics.

6 posted on 07/12/2004 6:40:19 PM PDT by etabeta

Oh my, Petroni, he does resemble Churchhill doesn't he?

The Kitty in the first picture is one mighty lucky little kitty. But the other two are precious.

9 posted on 07/12/2004 8:00:17 PM PDT by dixie sass ( Claws are sharp and ready for use!)

10 posted on 07/12/2004 8:49:00 PM PDT by 4mycountry ("Change?" "Yes, I think I did!" - 'Monk' TV show)

"Any cat that likes water is nuts."

11 posted on 07/12/2004 8:49:47 PM PDT by 4mycountry ("Change?" "Yes, I think I did!" - 'Monk' TV show)

Hey! Where'd all the water go????

13 posted on 07/12/2004 9:50:10 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Some days, nothing goes left.)

To: PetroniDE; 7.62 x 51mm; 4catsinmaryland; 4mycountry; abner; Aeronaut; Allegra; alnick; Anoreth; ...

WOW! A story from the AP showing our troops as Nice People! I am shocked!

Tabby Gets Military Rank After Iraq Tour

2 hours, 6 minutes ago Add Strange News - AP to My Yahoo!

By The Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fort Carson Staff Sgt. Rick Bousfield of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team had a mission: Saving Pvt. Hammer.

Pfc. Hammer is an Iraqi tabby cat the unit adopted after he was born last fall at a base in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad.

When Bousfield found out his unit was leaving Iraq (news - web sites) in March, he decided he couldn't leave a member of his team behind.

"He has been through mortar attacks," said Bousfield, a 19-year Army veteran. "He'd jump and get scared liked the rest of us. He is kind of like one of our own."

Pfc. Hammer got his name from the unit that adopted him, Team Hammer. Soldiers would tuck Hammer in their body armor during artillery attacks, and in return, Hammer chased mice in the mess hall.

"He was a stress therapist," Bousfield said. "The guys would come back in tired and stressed. Hammer would come back and bug the heck out of you. He wiped away some worries."

The kitten earned his rank after nabbing five mice.

When Bousfield learned his unit was going, he sent an e-mail to Alley Cat Allies, a national clearinghouse of information on stray cats, asking for help bringing Hammer along.

Alley Cat Allies raised $2,500 for Hammer's shots, sterilization, paperwork and a plane ride to the United States.

Hammer left Iraq with his unit in March, then flew from Kuwait to San Francisco in cargo-class. He traveled first class with an Alley Cat Allies volunteer to Denver.

Bousfield met the kitten at the airport.

May Pvt Hammer and his new master have a very happy life together. :) What a nice story :) Suz

16 posted on 07/13/2004 8:17:50 AM PDT by SuzanneWeeks (>^..^<)

Finbar doing his voice lessons.

These fangs are made for biting
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these fangs are gonna chomp all over you...

18 posted on 07/13/2004 8:53:34 AM PDT by Allegra (Proud Member of Free Republic Baghdad Chapter - est. July 4, 2004)

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