Voytek, the Soldier Bear
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Imagine this...I wake up this morning and my husband is visiting his WWII gaming forum. He says, you gotta see this. There's a question posted there which states, "Who was the strongest Polish soldier at Monte Cassino, and why was he so different from everyone else?"

 

Hmmm. Well obviously I don't know the answer to that question, but I tell him a few of my WWII buddies talked about the Polish soldiers at Monte Cassino.

 

So he scrolls down and there's this picture of a BEAR. Yes, you read that right - A BEAR!

 

Of course I have to look it up now, for I am very, very curious. Here's the scoop from a few websites I checked out.

 

http://www.voytekbear.com/

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_%28soldier_bear%29

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-51...smoke-beer.html

 

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Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
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Imagine this...I wake up this morning and my husband is visiting his WWII gaming forum. He says, you gotta see this. There's a question posted there which states, "Who was the strongest Polish soldier at Monte Cassino, and why was he so different from everyone else?"

 

Hmmm. Well obviously I don't know the answer to that question, but I tell him a few of my WWII buddies talked about the Polish soldiers at Monte Cassino.

 

So he scrolls down and there's this picture of a BEAR. Yes, you read that right - A BEAR!

 

Of course I have to look it up now, for I am very, very curious. Here's the scoop from a few websites I checked out.

 

http://www.voytekbear.com/

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_%28soldier_bear%29

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-51...smoke-beer.html

We didn't see no Polish at Monte Cassino much less a BEAR. This is the first time I know this. But then we were at the very begining AND WE DIDN'T STAND UP. Pics. don,t look like Monte Cassino. What the hell just a squeril atakin.

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#3

No, these pics weren't weren't necessarily taken at Monte Cassino, but at various places during his life.

 

When you visit the links, it will tell you more about the images.

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#4

This is a very interesting story. I liked the bear logo for the supply company.

 

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Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
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#5

Me too. Can't you just picture this in your mind?

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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This link sent to me by our new Polish member, Peter. Many thanks for the additional info!

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#7

Cool, I hadn't seen the videos when I looked for info when we first discussed the topic.

Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
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