Cher Ami, the most famous pigeon of WW1

In 1918, A Pigeon Saved The Lives Of 194 American Soldiers

Pigeons are often maligned as pesky urban pests, unbeloved birds endlessly bumbling for breadcrumbs underfoot. But despite their less-than-stately reputations of late, pigeons in the past have proven to be nothing short of heroes. In October 1918, during the bloody final weeks of World War I, New York's 77th Infantry Division became stranded behind enemy lines in France, suffering heavy losses from the advancing German Army.

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