Word: vecchia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...message for Allied gunners, arrived at his destination wounded in a leg and a wing, saved the battalion. In World War II a pigeon called G.I. Joe flew countless missions in the Mediterranean, saved a British brigade in Italy when he carried a message canceling a bombardment of Colvi Vecchia, which the British had entered ahead of schedule (the Lord Mayor of London gave Joe a medal). But last week the U.S. Army said pigeon go home. The Army grounded its 1,000 birds,* planned to sell most, give the rest to zoos. Reason: advances in electronic communication made them...