‘Stubby’

A Hero of the Great War

By Ray Hill Faithful readers of this column know of my great love for dogs, and I cannot count the number of times people have told me how much they like it when I write about animals. I have long contended that the dog is God’s most perfect creation in terms of the kind of unconditional love that the Lord Himself bestows upon His children. Loyal and true to the last beat of their hearts, dogs are indeed man’s best friend.

Woodrow Wilson had been reelected president largely due to his slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War,” but the United States entered the First World War in 1917. It remains one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Much was written about Stubby, who was variously described as an “American bull terrier,” a “Boston terrier,” and a dog of “unc

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