Courageous WWII sea dog honoured

[Killearn Kitties]

All the sailors on my Dad's ship worshipped this cat and would fish off the ship on their days off so he'd have something special to eat.

Aww, is that not lovely!

There is a big delegation over from Norway for the unveiling of this statue, some of them the children of men who served on the minesweeper. They all remember being told stories of Bamse's exploits when they were young. Whereas a lot of the men were reluctant to talk of their wartime experiences to their children, they would tell them stories about the dog.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

what a wonderful tail (geddit?)

[lizbud]

A gentle giant indeed. What a great story.

[elizabethann]

What a great story.

I like how he would lead the soldiers home from the local pub and that he had a bus pass! He sounds like he was a great soldier and an even greater best friend.

[Dorothy39]

The Story of Bamse is so Heroic!! Especially after 60 years.

My Father was drafted in the Spring of 1944 and I still have all of the letters he sent home. He often mentioned " dogs" and "cats" that were present in the Barracks and Med. Stations!!!

I've never heard of Bamse, so, I was very touched with that story!!


What a Beautiful Honor~~~ A Legacy of Valor and Victory.