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Where do writers get their ideas? A dog named Stubby inspired many nonfiction and fiction books in our library.
The real Sergeant Stubby.
Check out all his medals!
Stubby is preserved in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Do you know what taxidermy is?
Robert Conroy posing with Stubby
Sergeant Stubby leads a military parade. (Fun Fact: All military dogs have one rank above their handlers. This is to make sure other soldiers treat the dog well.)
Humans and animals had to wear gas masks in World War I, to protect them from mustard gas attacks. (This is a French sergeant.)
Soldiers in a trench in World War I.
There's a statue of Stubby in Connecticut.
Close-up of the statue -- Stubby is saluting like a solider!
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