GI Joe - US Hero Saved 1,000 British Troops

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The amazing story of American pigeon "GI Joe" who saved 1,000 British soldiers in Italy in 1943 and was awarded the animal VC - the Dickin Medal.

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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Imperial War Museum
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