This is Angela O'Dell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.

A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical worldview perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode.

Welcome to episode

139 of real cool history for kids.

This episode is for Sophia Bunantello

who wanted to hear the story of Sergeant Stubby.

Hey Sophia, this one's for you.

I am so happy Sophia asked me to do a podcast episode about Sergeant Stubby because his story reminds me how important it is to stop and thank God for our good friends. Stuppy wasn't a super special dog because he was an

expensive purebred animal. Stuppy was actually a mutt, a mixed breed, with no pedigree or anything that made him especially unique.

He was special because he was so loyal. But let me start at the beginning of his story. Well, not really the beginning

because we don't know where he was born. But we'll start a story when he met his favorite human, Private Conroy.

In 1917, the United States was preparing to enter World War I. The 102nd Infantry, which was the 26th

Yankee Division, was training on the grounds of Yale University

in New Haven, Connecticut.

One day, the men were joined by a scruffy-looking mutt who seemed to be interested in what they were

doing.

The dog obviously lived on the street and didn't have a home.

Soon the soldiers made the dog their mascot named him stubby because of his bobbed tail.

One private in particular became close friends with the dog. Private J Robert Conroy and Stubby were soon inseparable and Stubby liked being a soldier dog and he learned all kinds

of commands. Although animals were not allowed in camp, Stubby helped the men

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