The U.S. Veterans Project Library will welcome author Robin Hutton to a presentation at the Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m., according to a recent news release.
Hutton shared the story of Korean War hero Sgt. Reckless, a war horse, last December.
According to he release, she will be returning to the library to share the stories of the many other animals that assisted the U.S. and its allies in World War II.
Millions rallied to the cause of freedom against Nazism and the menace of Imperial Japan, the release stated. Some of those heroes had fur or feathers, the release continued.
War animals guarded American coasts against submarine attack, dug out Londoners trapped in bomb wreckage, and carried vital messages under heavy fire on Pacific islands. They kept up morale, rushed machine gun nests, and even sacrificed themselves picking up live grenades, the release stated.
During the presentation, participants will learn about the heart-warming stories of the dogs, horses, mules, pigeons—and even one cat—who did their bit for the war effort.
American and British families volunteered beloved family pets and farm dogs when rationing made it difficult to feed them; President Roosevelt, bought honorary commissions in the reserves for lapdogs and other pets not suitable for military duties to “exempt” them from war service and raise money to defeat Hitler and Tojo. Many of these gallant animals are recipients of the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal, the “Animals’ Victoria Cross,” the release noted.
The presentation will be held in-person in the FCCU Community Room on the first floor of the Library.
Hutton will join the group virtually through Zoom.
Those wishing to join the group remotely may visit the website: fortlibrary.org/war-animals/.
For more information, contact Amy Lutzke: 920-563-7790.
Dwight Foster Public Library, file photo/Kim McDarison.
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